Bern vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
135K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 365% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 987th and 8544th ($2381 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 36th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.48
🥤 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
$1326
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591