Cost of living comparison
Bern is 11.4% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.3% more in Bern
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% less in Bern
- Transportation
-
pay 35.5% more in Bern
- Housing
-
pay 18.9% less in Bern
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% less in Bern
The cost of restaurants and transportation in Bern are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bern. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bern.
If you lived in Bern instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 78.3% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$26.23
CHF23.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$17.11
CHF15.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$4.65
CHF4.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$4.30
CHF3.80
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.23
CHF2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.69
CHF12.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.62
CHF6.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.84
CHF5.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$13.31
CHF11.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
CHF0.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
CHF1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.71
CHF2.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.86
CHF6.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF80.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,408.50
CHF33,067.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$43.00
CHF38.01
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$48.66
CHF43.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,222.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$978.93
CHF865.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$253.38
CHF223.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,022.33
CHF2,671.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$34,215.09
CHF30,245.08
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.41
CHF6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$5.39
CHF4.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.26
CHF9.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$71.17
CHF62.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF20.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$142.37
CHF125.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.68
CHF56.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$167.27
CHF147.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$189.00
CHF167.07
|
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