Cost of living comparison
Bern is 74.8% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Bern instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 87.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
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