Bern vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
134K
3.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 158% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 579th and 5356th ($2569 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 3rd in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 343rd 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
$24.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$13893

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721