Bern vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
135K
10.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 271% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 743rd and 7055th ($2512 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 115th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3115th 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
$25
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$21927

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623