Bern vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1013
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
134K
11.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 209% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 579th and 6270th ($2569 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 44th and 2093rd 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
$24.4
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740