Cost of living comparison
Italy is 47.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bern, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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