Bern vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
135K
4.04M

The cost of living in Bern is 137% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 743rd and 5212th ($2512 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs New Taipei

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Bern New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605