Bern vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
94
39
🏙️ Population
135K
6.56M

The cost of living in Bern is 302% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 987th and 7740th ($2381 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 263rd in Switzerland and China, respectively. Check Switzerland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 36th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shaoyang

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Bern Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$11393

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600