Bern vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 227% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 149th and 5984th ($3134 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Taichung

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Bern Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665