Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Bern, Switzerland

Bern vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 2.3 times more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Bern
Groceries: pay 66.4% more in Bern
Transportation: pay 85.8% more in Bern
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Bern
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.2% more in Bern
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Bern

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Bern are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bern.

Bern vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bern instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Rome	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.40	$26.23 CHF21.98	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.60	$17.11 CHF14.33	+59.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.00	$4.65 CHF3.90	+108.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.01	$4.30 CHF3.61	+283.1%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 66.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.60	$3.23 CHF2.71	+81.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.27	$13.69 CHF11.47	+95.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.55	$7.62 CHF6.38	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.37	$5.84 CHF4.89	+55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.38	$13.31 CHF11.15	+172.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.48 CHF1.24	+37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.83	$1.08 CHF0.90	+17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.80	$1.16 CHF0.97	+29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$2.71 CHF2.27	+147.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.06 CHF0.89	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.98 CHF0.82	+25.0%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 85.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.40	$7.86 CHF6.59	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €33.61	$91.24 CHF76.45	+143.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,004.57	$37,408.50 CHF31,342.53	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.36	$43.00 CHF36.02	+150.7%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Rome	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €26.39	$48.66 CHF40.77	+65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,057.43	$1,382.42 CHF1,158.25	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €683.65	$978.93 CHF820.19	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €149.85	$253.38 CHF212.29	+51.5%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Rome	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €455.86	$3,022.33 CHF2,532.25	+494.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,398.50	$34,215.09 CHF28,666.95	+226.1%
Average			+360.1%

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pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.80	$7.41 CHF6.21	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.37	$5.39 CHF4.52	+253.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.76	$10.26 CHF8.60	+59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €52.24	$71.17 CHF59.63	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.60	$22.81 CHF19.11	+112.8%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Rome	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €58.62	$142.37 CHF119.29	+117.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.54	$63.68 CHF53.35	+107.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €69.13	$167.27 CHF140.15	+116.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €91.67	$189.00 CHF158.35	+84.7%
Average			+106.6%

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