Bern vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
135K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 263% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 987th and 7169th ($2381 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 36th and 2941st 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
$23.7
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598