Cost of living comparison
Bern is 11.6% more expensive than George Town.
If you lived in Bern instead of George Town, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$25.97
CHF22.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$16.57
CHF14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$4.47
CHF3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$4.05
CHF3.50
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$3.27
CHF2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$11.92
CHF10.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$7.39
CHF6.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$6.04
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$13.47
CHF11.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.28
CHF1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$2.67
CHF2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
|
pay 41.5% more for transportation
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$7.69
CHF6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$87.29
CHF75.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,324.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$51.82
CHF44.79
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$52.19
CHF45.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,373.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$1,151.02
CHF994.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$254.38
CHF219.86
|
|
pay 71.4% more for childcare
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,530.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$33,149.24
CHF28,650.39
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$7.18
CHF6.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$5.06
CHF4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$10.22
CHF8.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$76.47
CHF66.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$22.10
CHF19.10
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
George Town
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$146.65
CHF126.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$61.69
CHF53.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$159.53
CHF137.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$183.11
CHF158.26
|
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