Bern vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.07M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 301% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 149th and 6835th ($3134 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 32nd in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6th and 2285th 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
$26.4
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$4.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$16938

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694