Bern vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
135K
3.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 166% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 987th and 6071st ($2381 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 521st 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
$23.7
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$18658

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671