Cost of living comparison
Bern is 34.7% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Bern instead of Washington, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$27.61
CHF25.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$16.56
CHF15.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$4.53
CHF4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$4.17
CHF3.81
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$3.04
CHF2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$13.00
CHF11.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$6.74
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$6.23
CHF5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$12.94
CHF11.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.83
CHF1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.40
CHF1.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.66
CHF1.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.78
CHF1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.06
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.96
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 84.5% more for transportation
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$8.07
CHF7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$87.24
CHF79.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,285.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$47.04
CHF43.01
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$53.37
CHF48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,229.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$1,006.60
CHF920.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$232.88
CHF212.90
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,153.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,499.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.90
CHF6.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$5.21
CHF4.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.94
CHF9.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$63.38
CHF57.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$22.09
CHF20.19
|
|
pay 44.7% more for clothing
Washington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$116.44
CHF106.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$49.69
CHF45.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$135.27
CHF123.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$159.33
CHF145.66
|
|
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