Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Yaren instead of Bern, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF22.51
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.37
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF3.87
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.84
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.34
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.41
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.23
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF11.68
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.95
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.11
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.31
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.67
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF75.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF31,416.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF44.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF45.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,377.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF997.74
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF220.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,538.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF28,734.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.23
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.39
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF8.86
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF66.29
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF19.16
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bern
|
Yaren
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF127.12
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF53.48
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF138.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF158.73
|
?? |
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