Bern vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$927
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
96
69
🏙️ Population
137K
9.37M

The cost of living in Bern is 358% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 237th and 7469th ($2945 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 27th and 4318th 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
$26.7
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$9056

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663