Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 45.0% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bern, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Bern
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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