Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.4 times more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Bern instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
San Jose
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
|
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