Bern vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$820
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
94
70
🏙️ Population
134K
10M

The cost of living in Bern is 382% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 579th and 8258th ($2569 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 496th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 44th and 2707th 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
$24.4
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$5569

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574