Bern vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$679
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
95
38
🏙️ Population
135K
7.82M

The cost of living in Bern is 224% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 743rd and 6542nd ($2512 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 33rd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shangqiu

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Bern Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542