Bern vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
135K
3.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 170% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 743rd and 6052nd ($2512 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 5th in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 496th 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
$25
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716