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 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$25.97
CHF22.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$16.57
CHF14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$4.47
CHF3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$4.05
CHF3.50
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$3.27
CHF2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$11.92
CHF10.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$7.39
CHF6.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$6.04
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$13.47
CHF11.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.28
CHF1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$2.67
CHF2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$7.69
CHF6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$87.29
CHF75.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,324.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$51.82
CHF44.79
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$52.19
CHF45.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,373.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$1,151.02
CHF994.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$254.38
CHF219.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,530.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$33,149.24
CHF28,650.39
|
|
pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$7.18
CHF6.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$5.06
CHF4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$10.22
CHF8.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$76.47
CHF66.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$22.10
CHF19.10
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$146.65
CHF126.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$61.69
CHF53.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$159.53
CHF137.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$183.11
CHF158.26
|
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