Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bern instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
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pay 8.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
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