Bern vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
137K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 289% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 237th and 6838th ($2945 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 27th and 2100th 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
$26.7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677