Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 47.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Bern, you would:
pay 82.4% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.79
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF14.87
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.07
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.75
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.73
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.68
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.05
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.60
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.62
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.64
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.26
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.49
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.60
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.86
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 51.4% less for transportation
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.25
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF78.34
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF29,747.63
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.24
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF47.92
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,207.93
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF903.87
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF209.12
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,115.39
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,029.17
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.20
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.68
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.92
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF56.92
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF19.83
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Bern
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF104.56
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF44.62
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF121.47
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF143.07
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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