Bern vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
135K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 229% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 743rd and 6602nd ($2512 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 33rd and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Guangzhou

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Bern Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$15919

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671