Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.8 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Bern instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴316.92
|
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
$16.56
CHF14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.19
|
$4.53
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.19
|
$4.17
CHF3.75
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
$3.04
CHF2.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴155.52
|
$13.00
CHF11.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴151.56
|
$6.74
CHF6.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
$6.23
CHF5.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴68.46
|
$12.94
CHF11.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.63
|
$1.83
CHF1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.02
|
$1.40
CHF1.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.40
|
$1.66
CHF1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴39.15
|
$1.78
CHF1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.45
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.13
|
$0.96
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴213.75
|
$8.07
CHF7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴369.74
|
$87.24
CHF78.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,747.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴147.89
|
$47.04
CHF42.24
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
$53.37
CHF47.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,207.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
$1,006.60
CHF903.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
$232.88
CHF209.12
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,115.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,029.17
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴42.26
|
$6.90
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴52.42
|
$5.21
CHF4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
$63.38
CHF56.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴158.46
|
$22.09
CHF19.83
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
$116.44
CHF104.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
$49.69
CHF44.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
$135.27
CHF121.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
$159.33
CHF143.07
|
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