Cost of living comparison

 Bern, Switzerland
compared to
 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 23.7% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants
pay 46.3% less in Wellington
Groceries
pay 14.7% less in Wellington
Transportation
pay 11.1% less in Wellington
Housing
pay 2.1% more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 67.1% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.6% more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 30.1% less in Wellington

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Bern. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

pay 46.3% less for restaurants

 
Bern
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $26.23
CHF23.11
$14.93
NZ$26.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$17.11
CHF15.07
$8.96
NZ$15.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.65
CHF4.10
$2.57
NZ$4.51

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

 
Bern
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$3.23
CHF2.85
$1.96
NZ$3.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.69
CHF12.06
$4.15
NZ$7.27
Milk (1 gallon) $7.62
CHF6.71
$6.98
NZ$12.23

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

 
Bern
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.86
CHF6.92
$6.42
NZ$11.24
Monthly public transit pass $91.24
CHF80.37
$127.57
NZ$223.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,408.50
CHF32,951.13
$34,339.84
NZ$60,155.64

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pay 2.1% more for housing

 
Bern
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.66
CHF42.86
$54.27
NZ$95.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,382.42
CHF1,217.70
$1,487.35
NZ$2,605.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.93
CHF862.29
$1,335.17
NZ$2,338.92

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

 
Bern
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $3,022.33
CHF2,662.21
$871.44
NZ$1,526.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $34,215.09
CHF30,138.23
$12,649.75
NZ$22,159.51

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bern
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.41
CHF6.53
$7.17
NZ$12.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.39
CHF4.75
$3.41
NZ$5.98
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.26
CHF9.04
$24.46
NZ$42.84

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

 
Bern
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$142.37
CHF125.41
$75.78
NZ$132.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.68
CHF56.09
$55.09
NZ$96.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$167.27
CHF147.34
$119.44
NZ$209.24

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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