Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.2 times more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Bern instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 95.1% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
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