Cost of living comparison
Spain is 52.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bern, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.14
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.14
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.81
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.89
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.83
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.38
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.75
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,285.63
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF43.01
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.79
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,229.78
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF920.22
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.90
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,153.65
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,499.93
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.76
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.94
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.19
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Bern
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.45
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.43
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.67
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.66
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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