Bern vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
135K
1.23M

The cost of living in Bern is 159% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 743rd and 5892nd ($2512 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 74th in Switzerland and South Korea, respectively. Check Switzerland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 33rd and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Suwon

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Bern Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$988
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1025
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$990
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1142
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1068
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1085
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1067
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1041
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1084
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$966
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1025
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1036
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1020
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$989
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1140
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$997
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1567
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1098
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$839
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1043
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1098
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1066