Bern vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
88
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
135K
32.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 276% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 987th and 7340th ($2381 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 36th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.9
🥤 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
$1326
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539