Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.1 times more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Bern instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
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