Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.6 times more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bern instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.62
|
$27.61
CHF25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.51
|
$16.56
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$4.53
CHF4.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.93
|
$4.17
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.98
|
$13.00
CHF11.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.45
|
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.18
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.43
|
$12.94
CHF11.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.83
CHF1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$1.66
CHF1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.97
|
$8.07
CHF7.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.45
|
$87.24
CHF79.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,001.86
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,308.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.10
|
$47.04
CHF43.04
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.90
|
$53.37
CHF48.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,582.78
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,230.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,774.39
|
$1,006.60
CHF920.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł802.58
|
$232.88
CHF213.06
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,784.55
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,155.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,146.52
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,520.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.17
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.72
|
$5.21
CHF4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.93
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.07
|
$63.38
CHF57.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.21
|
$22.09
CHF20.21
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.84
|
$116.44
CHF106.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.92
|
$49.69
CHF45.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł343.02
|
$135.27
CHF123.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.94
|
$159.33
CHF145.77
|
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