Bern vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
135K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 395% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 743rd and 8633rd ($2512 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 33rd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shijiazhuang

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Bern Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$4947

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734