Bern vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
135K
8.78M

The cost of living in Bern is 277% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 743rd and 7155th ($2512 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Quanzhou

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Bern Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$22902

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014