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Jersey

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Bern vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 8.9% more expensive than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Bern
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Bern
Housing: pay 7.3% less in Bern
Childcare: pay 71.9% more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Bern
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Bern

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Bern are more expensive than in Saint Helier.

Bern vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bern instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$28.80 CHF23.79	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$15.60 CHF12.88	+47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$6.23 CHF5.15	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$6.97 CHF5.76	+181.3%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$2.95 CHF2.43	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$12.12 CHF10.01	+236.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$8.18 CHF6.75	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$7.71 CHF6.37	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$13.20 CHF10.90	+144.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.76 CHF1.46	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$0.91 CHF0.75	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$1.20 CHF0.99	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$2.09 CHF1.73	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.72 CHF0.60	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.91 CHF0.75	-35.3%
Average			+1.7%

Saint Helier vs. Bern - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Saint Helier	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$8.82 CHF7.29	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$98.40 CHF81.27	+43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$42,598.89 CHF35,183.79	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$44.64 CHF36.87	+79.1%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 7.3% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$54.60 CHF45.09	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$1,861.45 CHF1,537.43	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$1,408.46 CHF1,163.29	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$207.74 CHF171.58	-14.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 71.9% more for childcare

	Saint Helier	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$3,125.25 CHF2,581.25	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$30,462.54 CHF25,159.99	+156.1%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$9.00 CHF7.43	+13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$6.78 CHF5.60	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$11.23 CHF9.28	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$88.38 CHF72.99	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$24.00 CHF19.82	+21.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Saint Helier	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$139.98 CHF115.62	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$60.81 CHF50.22	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$155.71 CHF128.60	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$194.99 CHF161.05	-5.8%
Average			+8.7%

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