Bern vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
81
67
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 371% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 149th and 7469th ($3134 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dongguan

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Bern Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$4.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$22205

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608