Bern vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
135K
2.73M

The cost of living in Bern is 169% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 743rd and 6046th ($2512 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643