Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.0 times more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Bern instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
$25.97
CHF22.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
$16.57
CHF14.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
$4.47
CHF3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
$4.05
CHF3.50
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
$3.27
CHF2.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
$11.92
CHF10.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
$7.39
CHF6.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
$6.04
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
$13.47
CHF11.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
$1.39
CHF1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
$1.09
CHF0.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
$1.28
CHF1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
$2.67
CHF2.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
$1.02
CHF0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
$0.95
CHF0.82
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
$7.69
CHF6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
$87.29
CHF75.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
$36,243.17
CHF31,324.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
$51.82
CHF44.79
|
|
pay 34.3% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
$52.19
CHF45.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,373.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
$1,151.02
CHF994.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
$254.38
CHF219.86
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,530.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
$33,149.24
CHF28,650.39
|
|
pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
$7.18
CHF6.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
$5.06
CHF4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
$10.22
CHF8.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
$76.47
CHF66.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
$22.10
CHF19.10
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
$146.65
CHF126.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
$61.69
CHF53.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
$159.53
CHF137.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
$183.11
CHF158.26
|
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