Bern vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
137K
11.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 257% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 237th and 6563rd ($2945 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 27th and 2980th 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
$26.7
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$6.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$28925

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753