Bern vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
134K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 246% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 579th and 6607th ($2569 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 44th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Guangzhou

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Bern Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$18235

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620