Bern vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
135K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bern is 162% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 743rd and 5948th ($2512 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 33rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Shenzhen

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Bern Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618