Bern vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
94
82
🏙️ Population
134K
1.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 181% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 579th and 5887th ($2569 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 7th 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 Tainan. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tainan

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Bern Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741