Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bern instead of Russia, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$27.61
CHF25.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$16.56
CHF15.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$13.00
CHF11.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$6.74
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$12.94
CHF11.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$8.07
CHF7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$87.24
CHF79.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,205.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$47.04
CHF42.89
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$53.37
CHF48.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,226.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$1,006.60
CHF917.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$232.88
CHF212.33
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,147.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,429.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$6.90
CHF6.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$9.94
CHF9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$63.38
CHF57.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$22.09
CHF20.14
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
Russia
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$116.44
CHF106.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$49.69
CHF45.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$135.27
CHF123.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$159.33
CHF145.27
|
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