Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Bern, Switzerland
Bern vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 66.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 86.8% more in Bern
Groceries
pay 41.8% more in Bern
Transportation
pay 34.8% more in Bern
Housing
pay 11.2% more in Bern
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.6% more in Bern
Clothing
pay 47.3% more in Bern

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

Bern vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 86.8% more for restaurants

 
Wellington
Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$26.15
$26.23
CHF23.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.69
$17.11
CHF15.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.51
$4.65
CHF4.10

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

 
Wellington
Bern
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.44
$3.23
CHF2.85
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$7.27
$13.69
CHF12.06
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$12.23
$7.62
CHF6.71

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

 
Wellington
Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$11.24
$7.86
CHF6.92
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$223.47
$91.24
CHF80.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$60,155.64
$37,408.50
CHF32,951.13

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pay 11.2% more for housing

 
Wellington
Bern
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$95.07
$48.66
CHF42.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,605.49
$1,382.42
CHF1,217.70
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,338.92
$978.93
CHF862.29

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Wellington
Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,526.56
$3,022.33
CHF2,662.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$22,159.51
$34,215.09
CHF30,138.23

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.55
$7.41
CHF6.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.98
$5.39
CHF4.75
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$42.84
$10.26
CHF9.04

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

 
Wellington
Bern
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$132.75
$142.37
CHF125.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$96.51
$63.68
CHF56.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$209.24
$167.27
CHF147.34

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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