Bern vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
137K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 345% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 237th and 7341st ($2945 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 78th 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 Dongguan. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 27th and 3389th 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
$26.7
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.27
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$21416

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598