Bern vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$933
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
134K
9.37M

The cost of living in Bern is 263% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 579th and 6756th ($2569 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 44th and 3921st 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
$24.4
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696