Cost of living comparison
Bern is 17.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Bern instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR990.73
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,981.47
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.30
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.46
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR182.93
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,085.91
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,879.33
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR664.35
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR703.03
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,004.18
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.38
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR818.15
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR167.93
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.50
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.05
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,414.68
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,882.39
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,100,520.09
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR911.47
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,076.43
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,389.79
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,555.17
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,772.97
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 91.5 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,475.53
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,076.14
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR594.44
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR741.63
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,427.30
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,334.46
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,099.71
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,478.69
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,919.63
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,166.87
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,898.06
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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