Cost of living comparison
Bern is 23.4% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in Bern instead of George Town, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
George Town
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
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