Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.0 times more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Bern instead of Austria, you would:
pay 74.9% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
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