Bern vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
135K
2.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 102% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 987th and 4534th ($2381 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 36th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Taipei

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Bern Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581