Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.2 times more expensive than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% more in Bern
- Groceries
-
pay 30.6% more in Bern
- Transportation
-
pay 77.8% more in Bern
- Housing
-
pay 20.7% more in Bern
- Childcare
-
pay 6.6 times more in Bern
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.4% more in Bern
- Clothing
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pay 52.7% more in Bern
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bern are more expensive than in Vienna. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bern.
If you lived in Bern instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$26.23
CHF20.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$17.11
CHF13.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.35
|
$4.65
CHF3.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.00
|
$4.30
CHF3.42
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.47
|
$3.23
CHF2.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€6.95
|
$13.69
CHF10.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$7.62
CHF6.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.79
|
$5.84
CHF4.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.38
|
$13.31
CHF10.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$1.48
CHF1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$1.08
CHF0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.20
|
$1.16
CHF0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.67
|
$2.71
CHF2.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$1.06
CHF0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.98
CHF0.78
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.58
|
$7.86
CHF6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€35.49
|
$91.24
CHF72.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€23,562.33
|
$37,408.50
CHF29,718.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.29
|
$43.00
CHF34.16
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.04
|
$48.66
CHF38.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€940.25
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,098.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€686.20
|
$978.93
CHF777.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€207.18
|
$253.38
CHF201.29
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€232.39
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,401.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,262.82
|
$34,215.09
CHF27,181.57
|
|
pay 50.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$7.41
CHF5.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.58
|
$5.39
CHF4.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.73
|
$10.26
CHF8.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€38.60
|
$71.17
CHF56.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$22.81
CHF18.12
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€88.73
|
$142.37
CHF113.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.10
|
$63.68
CHF50.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€81.01
|
$167.27
CHF132.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€104.50
|
$189.00
CHF150.15
|
|
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