Bern vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
135K
20.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 281% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 743rd and 7209th ($2512 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 151st in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 33rd and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Chengdu

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Bern Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$15153

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591