Cost of living comparison
Bern is 51.7% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Bern instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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