Cost of living comparison
Bern is 62.4% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Bern instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 38.7% more for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
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