Cost of living comparison

compared to

Singapore is 11.1% cheaper than Bern.

If you lived in Singapore instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

 
Bern
Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $26.23
CHF23.29
$10.16
SGD13.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$17.11
CHF15.19
$7.52
SGD10.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.65
CHF4.13
$1.52
SGD2.04

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

 
Bern
Singapore
Bread
1 loaf
$3.23
CHF2.87
$2.11
SGD2.83
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.69
CHF12.15
$8.41
SGD11.31
Milk (1 gallon) $7.62
CHF6.76
$10.38
SGD13.95

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pay 46.8% more for transportation

 
Bern
Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
CHF6.98
$8.18
SGD11.00
Monthly public transit pass $91.24
CHF81.02
$90.29
SGD121.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58

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pay 31.0% more for housing

 
Bern
Singapore
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.66
CHF43.21
$36.16
SGD48.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.93
CHF869.23
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32

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pay 40.3% less for childcare

 
Bern
Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bern
Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.41
CHF6.58
$6.73
SGD9.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.39
CHF4.79
$4.71
SGD6.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.26
CHF9.11
$12.64
SGD16.99

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

 
Bern
Singapore
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$142.37
CHF126.42
$66.32
SGD89.11
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.68
CHF56.54
$44.36
SGD59.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$167.27
CHF148.53
$96.71
SGD129.94

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