Cost of living comparison
Bern is 6.4% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in Bern instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.06
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.83
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.49
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.80
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.30
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.72
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 92.7% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.20
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.63
|
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,419.32
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.55
|
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.64
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,760.57
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,172.56
|
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.61
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay 12.4% more for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,006.08
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€41,021.84
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€495.09
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.43
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.27
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.38
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.80
|
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
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