Bern vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1018
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
76
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.07M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 422% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 149th and 7933rd ($3134 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 214th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Chongqing

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Bern Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$24477

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556