Bern vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bern is 379% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 149th and 7557th ($3134 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 105th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6th and 3551st 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
$26.4
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$9430

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677