Bern - Post Report Question and Answers

How would you describe the availability and cost of groceries and household supplies relative to your home country?

Everything here is expensive though groceries are not too bad if you shop around and learn the tricks. Meat is really outrageous though. we supplement by going to the military bases in Germany and that helps. But everything is available. - Jan 2020


All available but at a cost, Aldi is cheaper. - Oct 2019


GROCERIES ON THE SWISS ECONOMY ARE HIDEOUSLY EXPENSIVE.US GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CAN USE ARMY BASES IN HEIDELBERG (FOUR HOURS NORTH) TO SAVE ON FOOD COSTS. - Jan 2011


You can get most things here but they will be EXPENSIVE. It was hard to get used to the prices. - Feb 2009


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