Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 56.8% more expensive than Bern.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bern, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Bern
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Bern
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Bern
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
Bern
|
Monaco
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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