Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.1 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Bern instead of Castries, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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