Bern vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$748
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
87
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
134K
32.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 261% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 579th and 6733rd ($2569 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 79th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 44th and 2233rd 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
$24.4
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$27785

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548