Bern vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
135K
1.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 199% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 743rd and 6292nd ($2512 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 9th 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 Tainan. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 499th 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
$25
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719