Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.3 times more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Bern instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$16.56
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$4.53
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$4.17
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$13.00
CHF11.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$12.94
CHF11.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.83
CHF1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.66
CHF1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$8.07
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
$87.24
CHF79.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,308.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
$47.04
CHF43.04
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
$53.37
CHF48.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,230.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$1,006.60
CHF920.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
$232.88
CHF213.06
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,155.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,520.02
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$5.21
CHF4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
$63.38
CHF57.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
$116.44
CHF106.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
$49.69
CHF45.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
$135.27
CHF123.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
$159.33
CHF145.77
|
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