Bern vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
49
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
1.07M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bern is 395% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 149th and 7679th ($3134 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 137th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6th and 3611th 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
$26.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$9536

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943