Cost of living comparison
Bern is 6.5 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Bern instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$16.56
CHF14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$4.53
CHF4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$3.04
CHF2.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$13.00
CHF11.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$6.74
CHF6.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$6.23
CHF5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$12.94
CHF11.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$8.07
CHF7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
$87.24
CHF78.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
$33,128.56
CHF29,978.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$47.04
CHF42.57
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$53.37
CHF48.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,217.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$1,006.60
CHF910.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$232.88
CHF210.74
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,131.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,230.96
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
$63.38
CHF57.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
$22.09
CHF19.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$116.44
CHF105.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$49.69
CHF44.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$135.27
CHF122.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$159.33
CHF144.18
|
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