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La Chaux-de-fonds vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

La Chaux-de-fonds is 2.6 times more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Groceries: pay 64.5% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Housing: pay 2.4% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Childcare: pay 9.6 times more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in La Chaux-de-fonds
Clothing: pay 67.0% more in La Chaux-de-fonds

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in La Chaux-de-fonds are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in La Chaux-de-fonds.

La Chaux-de-fonds vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Chaux-de-fonds instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$25.03 CHF20.12	+42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.64	$18.77 CHF15.09	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$3.75 CHF3.02	+7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.56	$4.69 CHF3.77	+57.4%
Average			+36.6%

Berlin vs. La Chaux-de-fonds - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.5% more for groceries

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$3.92 CHF3.15	+74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.10	$13.59 CHF10.93	+91.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.41	$8.69 CHF6.98	+69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.33	$7.79 CHF6.26	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.74	$15.46 CHF12.43	+180.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.62 CHF1.30	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$1.14 CHF0.92	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.41 CHF1.13	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.51	$2.98 CHF2.40	+69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$1.23 CHF0.99	+35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$1.13 CHF0.91	+45.0%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.46	$8.61 CHF6.92	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.18	$161.41 CHF129.77	+134.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,084.89	$41,166.99 CHF33,095.26	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.48	$39.80 CHF32.00	+24.4%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.22	$63.30 CHF50.89	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,225.63	$1,501.53 CHF1,207.12	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €917.51	$1,105.29 CHF888.58	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €237.97	$208.38 CHF167.52	-24.8%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 9.6 times more for childcare

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €158.81	$3,128.19 CHF2,514.84	+1591.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,227.37	$21,146.57 CHF17,000.30	+120.7%
Average			+856.1%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.51	$7.51 CHF6.04	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.82	$4.80 CHF3.86	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.73	$11.26 CHF9.05	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.31	$77.16 CHF62.03	+98.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.79	$25.03 CHF20.12	+68.1%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 67.0% more for clothing

	Berlin	La Chaux-de-fonds
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.55	$141.88 CHF114.06	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.47	$81.33 CHF65.39	+86.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.61	$170.05 CHF136.71	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.30	$221.63 CHF178.18	+71.0%
Average			+67.0%

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