Bern vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
12
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
135K
1.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 134% more expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 743rd and 5104th ($2512 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Niger, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 33rd and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Niamey

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Bern Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$4644

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Niamey

Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755