Cost of living comparison
Bern is 18.0% more expensive than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Bern instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
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