Bern vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$828
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
134K
9.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 279% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 579th and 6976th ($2569 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 44th and 5865th 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
$24.4
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.61
🥤 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
$1451
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524