Bern vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$890
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
87
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
135K
32.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 279% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 743rd and 7185th ($2512 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 33rd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556