Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.0 times more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Bern instead of Germany, you would:
pay 68.4% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.80
|
$25.97
CHF23.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
$16.57
CHF14.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$4.47
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$4.05
CHF3.61
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
$3.27
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.30
|
$11.92
CHF10.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$7.39
CHF6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
$6.04
CHF5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$13.47
CHF12.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.39
CHF1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.09
CHF0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.28
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$2.67
CHF2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.02
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.68
|
$7.69
CHF6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.96
|
$87.29
CHF77.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,291.63
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,325.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.74
|
$51.82
CHF46.22
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.86
|
$52.19
CHF46.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€746.86
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,417.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€575.07
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,026.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€216.75
|
$254.38
CHF226.88
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€405.17
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,611.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,675.28
|
$33,149.24
CHF29,565.78
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.04
|
$7.18
CHF6.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.21
|
$5.06
CHF4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
$10.22
CHF9.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€33.05
|
$76.47
CHF68.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.72
|
$22.10
CHF19.71
|
|
pay 63.6% more for clothing
Germany
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€78.05
|
$146.65
CHF130.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.53
|
$61.69
CHF55.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.82
|
$159.53
CHF142.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€112.20
|
$183.11
CHF163.32
|
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