Bern vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
135K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 381% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 743rd and 8506th ($2512 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619