Cost of living comparison
Rome is 45.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bern, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$5.10
€4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$26,749.78
€24,817.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$17.87
€16.58
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$30.04
€27.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$1,171.95
€1,087.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$721.77
€669.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$175.72
€163.03
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$516.83
€479.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$9,813.53
€9,104.50
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$62.20
€57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Bern
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$67.31
€62.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$30.97
€28.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$81.10
€75.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$103.39
€95.92
|
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