Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 43.5% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Bern, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Madrid
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Bern
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
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