Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 76.5% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Bern, you would:
pay 85.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Ukraine
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
$4.65
₴184.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
$0.49
₴19.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
$0.39
₴15.52
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
$3.21
₴127.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
$3.15
₴125.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
$1.56
₴61.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
$0.22
₴8.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
$0.47
₴18.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
$0.50
₴19.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
$0.72
₴28.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
$0.17
₴6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.25
₴10.01
|
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pay 69.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
$3.81
₴151.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
$7.13
₴283.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
$3.35
₴133.16
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
|
pay 81.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
$0.85
₴33.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
$0.96
₴38.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
$18.82
₴748.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
$2.98
₴118.34
|
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pay 52.5% less for clothing
Bern
|
Ukraine
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
$73.44
₴2,921.03
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