Cost of living comparison
Bern is 77.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Bern instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.71
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.73
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.47
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.92
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.56
|
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,198.13
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.08
|
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.88
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,995.30
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,013.51
|
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.52
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,804.61
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,630.69
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.11
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.81
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.11
|
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
|
pay 66.7% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.60
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.96
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.71
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.24
|
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
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