Bern vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
134K
2.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 120% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 579th and 4516th ($2569 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 44th and 209th 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
$24.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589