Cost of living comparison
Bern is 55.4% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Bern instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.91
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.86
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.53
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.42
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.22
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.73
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.96
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.35
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.72
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.57
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.59
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,331.86
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.06
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Wellington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.57
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,641.82
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,325.24
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.25
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Wellington
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,384.91
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$20,994.85
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Bern
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.45
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.65
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.57
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.71
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.83
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Bern
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.55
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.29
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.65
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.11
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
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