Bern vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
21
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
137K
6.56M

The cost of living in Bern is 372% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 348th and 7943rd ($2857 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 52nd and 7142nd 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
$26.3
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$13867

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619