Bern vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
135K
2.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 117% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 743rd and 4715th ($2512 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 311th 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
$25
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605