Bern vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$927
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
135K
9.07M

The cost of living in Bern is 315% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 987th and 7971st ($2381 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 351st in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 36th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Changchun

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Bern Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$8252

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$461
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$556
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$524
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$553
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$516
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$517
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$573
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$509
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$582
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$513
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$523
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$544
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$514
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$545
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$596
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$508
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$520
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$538
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$520
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$619
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$459
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$523
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$560
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$606
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$542
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$500
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$539
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$596
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$514
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$616
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$455
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$495
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$493
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$664
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$500
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$537
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$658
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532