Bern vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1009
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
90
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
1.07M
10M

The cost of living in Bern is 408% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 149th and 7792nd ($3134 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 167th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6th and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Changsha

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Bern Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$8507

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562