Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 32.3% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bern, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.87
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.07
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.75
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.73
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.68
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.05
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.60
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.62
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.64
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.26
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.49
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.60
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.86
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.25
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.34
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,747.63
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.24
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF47.92
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,207.93
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF903.87
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF209.12
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,115.39
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,029.17
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.20
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.68
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF56.92
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.83
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Bern
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF104.56
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.62
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF121.47
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF143.07
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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