Bern vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
137K
6.44M

The cost of living in Bern is 353% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 237th and 7433rd ($2945 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 94th 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 Shangrao. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 27th and 6933rd 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
$26.7
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$28686

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620