Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.2 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bern instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 87.3% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
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