Cost of living comparison
Bern is 61.8% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Bern instead of United States, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
United States
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$16.56
CHF15.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$4.53
CHF4.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$4.17
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$3.04
CHF2.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$13.00
CHF11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.74
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$6.23
CHF5.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$12.94
CHF11.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.78
CHF1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.07
CHF7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$87.24
CHF79.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,163.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$47.04
CHF42.83
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$53.37
CHF48.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,224.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,006.60
CHF916.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$232.88
CHF212.04
|
|
pay 94.4% more for childcare
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,144.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,393.17
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$5.21
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$63.38
CHF57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$22.09
CHF20.11
|
|
pay 76.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$116.44
CHF106.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$49.69
CHF45.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$135.27
CHF123.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$159.33
CHF145.07
|
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