Bern vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
135K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 121% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 743rd and 4780th ($2512 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 33rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shanghai

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Bern Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774