Bern vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
134K
7.41M

The cost of living in Bern is 2% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 579th and 503rd ($2569 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 44th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Hong Kong

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Bern Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611