Bern vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
134K
6.49M

The cost of living in Bern is 256% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 579th and 6691st ($2569 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 44th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696