Cost of living comparison
Bern is 48.0% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bern instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
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pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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