Cost of living comparison
Russia is 68.9% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bern, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.14
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.14
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.81
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Bern
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.89
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.83
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 61.7% less for transportation
Bern
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.38
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.75
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,285.63
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF43.01
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Russia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.79
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,229.78
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF920.22
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.90
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Bern
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,153.65
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,499.93
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.76
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.94
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.19
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Bern
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.45
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.43
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.67
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.66
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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