Bern vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
135K
11.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 198% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 743rd and 6287th ($2512 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 33rd and 2189th 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
$25
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774