Bern vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bern is 214% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 149th and 5666th ($3134 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kaohsiung

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Bern Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610