Cost of living comparison

Dominica

compared to

Switzerland

Bern vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 2.7 times more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Bern
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in Bern
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Bern
Childcare: pay 12.9 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Bern
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bern

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

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Bern vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Roseau	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$28.80 CHF23.73	+289.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.57 EC$17.75	$15.60 CHF12.85	+137.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$6.23 CHF5.14	+152.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$6.97 CHF5.74	+213.9%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Roseau	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$2.95 CHF2.43	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$12.12 CHF9.98	+907.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$8.18 CHF6.74	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$7.71 CHF6.35	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$13.20 CHF10.87	+159.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.76 CHF1.45	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.91 CHF0.75	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.20 CHF0.99	-40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$2.09 CHF1.72	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.72 CHF0.60	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.91 CHF0.75	-33.9%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Roseau	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$8.82 CHF7.27	+63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$98.40 CHF81.06	+85.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$42,598.89 CHF35,094.71	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$44.64 CHF36.78	+52.7%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Roseau	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$54.60 CHF44.98	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,861.45 CHF1,533.54	+556.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$1,408.46 CHF1,160.35	+592.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$207.74 CHF171.14	+91.3%
Average			+400.6%

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pay 12.9 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$3,125.25 CHF2,574.71	+2313.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$30,462.54 CHF25,096.29	+586.1%
Average			+1186.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$9.00 CHF7.41	+386.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$6.78 CHF5.59	+64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.23 CHF9.25	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$88.38 CHF72.81	+91.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$24.00 CHF19.77	+188.3%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Roseau	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$139.98 CHF115.32	+152.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$60.81 CHF50.10	+64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$155.71 CHF128.28	+110.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$194.99 CHF160.64	+110.8%
Average			+107.1%

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