Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 51.0% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Bern, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Bern
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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