Bern Living Cost
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Bern Living Cost
Dear all,
I'm about to move to Bern and i would like to know its living cost.
I will earn something about CHF 4.200 per month. Is that good for living in Bern? How much do you think i will spend with accomodation (1bedroom fully furnished), food, transportation (Bern to Herzogenbuchsee every day), leisure, shopping, health insurance and parties?
I look forward hearing from you.
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Rodrigo Aragão
Bahia, Brazil
I'm about to move to Bern and i would like to know its living cost.
I will earn something about CHF 4.200 per month. Is that good for living in Bern? How much do you think i will spend with accomodation (1bedroom fully furnished), food, transportation (Bern to Herzogenbuchsee every day), leisure, shopping, health insurance and parties?
I look forward hearing from you.
Regards,
Rodrigo Aragão
Bahia, Brazil
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For such a low income, the income tax (Confederation, canton of Berne, city of Berne) is very low: about 10.000 CHF/year (catholic, not married person with no child).
Rail Pass for tramways, citybuses, commuter trains for Berne and the surroundings up to Herzogenbuchsee: 2755 CHF/year
1 room studio: about 8000-15000 CHF/year, cheaper if far away from everything
Rail Pass for tramways, citybuses, commuter trains for Berne and the surroundings up to Herzogenbuchsee: 2755 CHF/year
1 room studio: about 8000-15000 CHF/year, cheaper if far away from everything
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Note: you say you're looking for a furnished place. But you might want to compare the difference between the rent charged for a furnished place v the rent for a small unfurnished apt plus the cost of getting basic furniture from Ikea and/or from the many second-hand furniture stores/brockis in the Bern area.
For example, at the Heilsarmee brocki in Bern, you can get perfectly good dinnerware for less than a franc a plate. Last time we were there, we saw a matched set of forks, knives, spoons, for six people for the price of...six francs. Not fancy, of course, but you could get realistically furnish a small one or two room apartment with all the necessities for 500 francs or less. And that includes a working TV.
For example, at the Heilsarmee brocki in Bern, you can get perfectly good dinnerware for less than a franc a plate. Last time we were there, we saw a matched set of forks, knives, spoons, for six people for the price of...six francs. Not fancy, of course, but you could get realistically furnish a small one or two room apartment with all the necessities for 500 francs or less. And that includes a working TV.
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