Bern vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$863
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
135K
20.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 282% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 987th and 7421st ($2381 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 164th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 36th and 1890th 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
$23.7
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$11550

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574