Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.4 times more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.7% more in Bern
- Groceries
-
pay 39.8% more in Bern
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0% more in Bern
- Housing
-
pay 7.1% more in Bern
- Childcare
-
pay 20.2 times more in Bern
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.4% more in Bern
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Bern are more expensive than in The Valley. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bern.
If you lived in Bern instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.00
|
$26.23
CHF21.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.00
|
$17.11
CHF14.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.45
|
$4.65
CHF3.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.80
|
$4.30
CHF3.56
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$3.23
CHF2.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.76
|
$13.69
CHF11.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.83
|
$7.62
CHF6.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$5.99
|
$5.84
CHF4.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.91
|
$13.31
CHF11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
CHF1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$1.08
CHF0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.16
CHF0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$5.99
|
$2.71
CHF2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
CHF0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CHF0.81
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.55
|
$7.86
CHF6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.24
CHF75.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,500.04
|
$37,408.50
CHF30,979.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$43.00
CHF35.61
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.50
|
$48.66
CHF40.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,382.42
CHF1,144.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,160.00
|
$978.93
CHF810.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$619.41
|
$253.38
CHF209.83
|
|
pay 20.2 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.00
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,502.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,007.20
|
$34,215.09
CHF28,334.82
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.80
|
$7.41
CHF6.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.50
|
$5.39
CHF4.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.26
CHF8.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.50
|
$71.17
CHF58.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$22.81
CHF18.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$142.37
CHF117.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.68
CHF52.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$167.27
CHF138.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$189.00
CHF156.52
|
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