Cost of living comparison
Bern is 23.5% more expensive than London.
If you lived in Bern instead of London, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
|
London
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
|
London
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.38
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
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pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
London
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.71
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.94
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
|
London
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
London
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.04
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
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pay 39.5% more for clothing
|
London
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.28
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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