Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.5 times more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Bern instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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