Bern vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
135K
6.44M

The cost of living in Bern is 251% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 743rd and 6841st ($2512 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shangrao

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Bern Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694