Bern vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	135K	7.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 274% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 987th and 7314th ($2381 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 36th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Zhumadian

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	Bern	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$8598

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$3234
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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504