Bern vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
1.07M
11.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 264% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 149th and 6527th ($3134 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Hangzhou

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Bern Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765