Cost of living comparison
Bern is 3.2 times more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Bern instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 85.3% more for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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