Bern vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$758
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
135K
9.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 243% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 743rd and 6747th ($2512 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 63rd in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Ningbo

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Bern Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$12898

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538