Bern vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
134K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 408% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 579th and 8471st ($2569 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 532nd 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 Zhengzhou. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 44th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.43
🥤 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
$1451
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617