Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Bern instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK3,001
|
$25.97
CHF23.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,401
|
$16.57
CHF14.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK404
|
$4.47
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$4.05
CHF3.61
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK512
|
$3.27
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,065
|
$11.92
CHF10.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK857
|
$7.39
CHF6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK822
|
$6.04
CHF5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,234
|
$13.47
CHF12.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$1.39
CHF1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK135
|
$1.09
CHF0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$1.28
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK310
|
$2.67
CHF2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK197
|
$1.02
CHF0.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.95
CHF0.85
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,192
|
$7.69
CHF6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,304
|
$87.29
CHF77.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,792,516
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,325.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,239
|
$51.82
CHF46.22
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,517
|
$52.19
CHF46.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK259,190
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,417.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,669
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,026.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,959
|
$254.38
CHF226.88
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,421
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,611.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK832,028
|
$33,149.24
CHF29,565.78
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,501
|
$7.18
CHF6.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK707
|
$5.06
CHF4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,651
|
$10.22
CHF9.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,108
|
$76.47
CHF68.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK2,001
|
$22.10
CHF19.71
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,452
|
$146.65
CHF130.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,048
|
$61.69
CHF55.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,670
|
$159.53
CHF142.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,284
|
$183.11
CHF163.32
|
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