Bern vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
134K
6.56M

The cost of living in Bern is 345% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 579th and 7871st ($2569 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 44th and 6810th 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
$24.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586