Bern vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	135K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bern is 281% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 987th and 7405th ($2381 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 160th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 36th and 3963rd 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	$23.7	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665