Bern vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bern Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1784
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
35
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.47M

The cost of living in Bern is 357% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 149th and 7322nd ($3134 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 9th in Switzerland and Zambia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 6th and 6732nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bern vs Lusaka

Prices for goods and services in Bern and Lusaka are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bern Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$3.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
25.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$4123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$5.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$13300

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692