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Vevey vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Vevey is 2.7 times more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Vevey
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Vevey
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Vevey
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Vevey
Childcare: pay 11.0 times more in Vevey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Vevey
Clothing: pay 36.7% more in Vevey

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Vevey are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vevey.

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Vevey vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vevey instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Vevey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.92	$30.00 CHF24.85	+78.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.94	$18.00 CHF14.91	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.05	$5.04 CHF4.17	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.75	$4.20 CHF3.48	+35.4%
Average			+48.6%

Berlin vs. Vevey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Berlin	Vevey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.13	$2.95 CHF2.44	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.63	$12.19 CHF10.09	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.19	$8.18 CHF6.77	+73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.97	$7.12 CHF5.90	+59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.83	$13.20 CHF10.93	+142.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.61 CHF1.33
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.80	$0.94 CHF0.78	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.13 CHF0.94	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.09 CHF1.73	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.82 CHF0.68	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.91 CHF0.75	-7.3%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Berlin	Vevey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.70	$8.82 CHF7.31	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,239.25	$42,598.89 CHF35,287.30	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.91	$44.28 CHF36.68	+46.2%
Average			+25.8%

Berlin vs. Vevey - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Berlin	Vevey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.81	$54.60 CHF45.23	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,313.80	$1,475.96 CHF1,222.63	-0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €989.73	$1,439.96 CHF1,192.81	+29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.13	$207.74 CHF172.08	-29.6%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Vevey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.32	$2,902.06 CHF2,403.95	+1909.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,082.98	$30,462.54 CHF25,234.01	+92.2%
Average			+1000.6%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Vevey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.82	$9.00 CHF7.46	+65.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.85	$6.09 CHF5.05	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.35	$10.80 CHF8.95	+2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.58	$84.00 CHF69.58	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.93	$24.00 CHF19.88	+53.1%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 36.7% more for clothing

	Berlin	Vevey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.78	$139.98 CHF115.96	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.78	$60.81 CHF50.37	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €92.92	$138.68 CHF114.88	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.41	$194.99 CHF161.52	+38.1%
Average			+36.7%

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