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Bern vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 73.6% more expensive than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Bern
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Bern
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Bern
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Bern
Clothing: pay 62.0% more in Bern

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bern are more expensive than in Nassau. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bern.

Bern vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bern instead of Nassau, you would:

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Nassau	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$29.22 CHF23.46	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$18.77 CHF15.07	+63.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$5.16 CHF4.14	+76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$4.93 CHF3.96	+228.5%
Average			+87.8%

Nassau vs. Bern - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Nassau	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$3.73 CHF2.99	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$14.58 CHF11.70	+240.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$8.60 CHF6.90	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$7.49 CHF6.01	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$15.45 CHF12.40	+182.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.72 CHF1.38	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$1.03 CHF0.83	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$1.44 CHF1.15	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$3.39 CHF2.72	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$1.04 CHF0.84	-54.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$1.05 CHF0.84	-47.3%
Average			+10.9%

Nassau vs. Bern - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Nassau	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$8.42 CHF6.76	+56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$100.10 CHF80.36	+122.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$65.19 CHF52.33	+108.8%
Average			+74.3%

Nassau vs. Bern - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Nassau	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$63.82 CHF51.23	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$1,948.71 CHF1,564.38	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$1,636.67 CHF1,313.88	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$234.53 CHF188.28	+1.9%
Average			-10.0%

Nassau vs. Bern - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Nassau	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$3,420.16 CHF2,745.62	+377.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$40,875.03 CHF32,813.53	+171.2%
Average			+274.2%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$9.38 CHF7.53	+87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$6.19 CHF4.97	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$11.76 CHF9.44	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$81.65 CHF65.54	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$27.53 CHF22.10	+37.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 62.0% more for clothing

	Nassau	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$155.91 CHF125.16	+143.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$70.91 CHF56.92	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$167.05 CHF134.10	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$212.36 CHF170.48	+67.0%
Average			+62.0%

Nassau vs. Bern - Cost of clothing

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