Cost of living comparison
Italy is 45.6% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bern, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Bern
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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