Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

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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:

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Bern	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.11	$14.93 NZ$26.15	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.07	$8.96 NZ$15.69	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.10	$2.57 NZ$4.51	-44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.79	$2.15 NZ$3.77	-49.9%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Bern	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.85	$1.96 NZ$3.44	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.06	$4.15 NZ$7.27	-69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.71	$6.98 NZ$12.23	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.15	$6.84 NZ$11.98	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.72	$5.06 NZ$8.86	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.30	$1.40 NZ$2.45	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.95	$1.09 NZ$1.91	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.02	$1.48 NZ$2.59	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.38	$2.61 NZ$4.57	-3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.93	$1.01 NZ$1.78	-4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.86	$0.84 NZ$1.47	-14.5%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Bern	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.92	$6.42 NZ$11.24	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF80.37	$127.57 NZ$223.47	+39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF32,951.13	$34,339.84 NZ$60,155.64	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF37.87	$18.22 NZ$31.91	-57.6%
Average			-11.1%

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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	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,217.70	$1,487.35 NZ$2,605.49	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF862.29	$1,335.17 NZ$2,338.92	+36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF223.19	$134.11 NZ$234.92	-47.1%
Average			+2.1%

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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	-71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF30,138.23	$12,649.75 NZ$22,159.51	-63.0%
Average			-67.1%

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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	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.75	$3.41 NZ$5.98	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.04	$24.46 NZ$42.84	+138.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF62.69	$39.85 NZ$69.80	-44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.09	$12.24 NZ$21.45	-46.3%
Average			+1.6%

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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	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF56.09	$55.09 NZ$96.51	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF147.34	$119.44 NZ$209.24	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF166.48	$129.60 NZ$227.02	-31.4%
Average			-30.1%

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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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