Cost of living comparison
Bern is 43.5% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Bern instead of Paris, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$16.56
CHF15.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Paris
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$13.00
CHF11.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$6.74
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$12.94
CHF11.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Paris
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$8.07
CHF7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$87.24
CHF79.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,205.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$47.04
CHF42.89
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Paris
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$53.37
CHF48.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,226.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$1,006.60
CHF917.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$232.88
CHF212.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Paris
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,147.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,429.37
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$63.38
CHF57.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$22.09
CHF20.14
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Paris
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$116.44
CHF106.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$49.69
CHF45.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$135.27
CHF123.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$159.33
CHF145.27
|
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