Bern vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
134K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 116% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 579th and 4461st ($2569 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 44th and 558th 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
$24.4
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740