Bern vs Daegu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Daegu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$664
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
71
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.38M

The cost of living in Bern is 200% more expensive than in Daegu. Cities ranked 149th and 5347th ($3134 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 34th in Switzerland and South Korea, respectively. Check Switzerland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 2.2 months in Daegu. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Daegu ranked 8th in South Korea, while ranked 6th and 1141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Daegu

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Bern Daegu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$6863
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$5901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$8.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$56.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$27966

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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 Daegu

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121