Cost of living comparison
George Town is 18.7% more expensive than Bern.
If you lived in George Town instead of Bern, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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