Bern vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
95
37
🏙️ Population
135K
9.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 319% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 743rd and 7790th ($2512 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 33rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Zhoukou

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Bern Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528