Bern vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
135K
13.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 254% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 743rd and 6862nd ($2512 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 81st in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 33rd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tianjin

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Bern Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618