Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.1 times more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Bern instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 76.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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