Bern vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$793
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
135K
10M

The cost of living in Bern is 332% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 743rd and 7989th ($2512 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 378th 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 Changsha. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3254th 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
$25
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5672

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575