Bern vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
135K
9.37M

The cost of living in Bern is 245% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 743rd and 6780th ($2512 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 68th 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 Hefei. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 33rd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Hefei

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Bern Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699