Bern vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$2635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
137K
919K

The cost of living in Bern is 105% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 237th and 4157th ($2945 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Switzerland and South Korea, respectively. Check Switzerland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 27th and 1195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Seongnam

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Bern Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$11063

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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 Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063