Cost of living comparison
Bern is 63.7% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Bern instead of Australia, you would:
pay 88.2% more for restaurants
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 81.9% more for transportation
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Australia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
|
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