Bern vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
135K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 160% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 987th and 5950th ($2381 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 36th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$22267

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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
$3233
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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609