I just checked the plan set for the reno we did last year and our cabinets are 34.5", which converts to 87.6 cm not including the countertop. That makes about 90cm if our countertop is 1" thick. I'm 5'1".

Ergonomics was very important to us for this renovation, so we actually hired an interior designer who specializes in this. She took measurements off of both me and DH. One of things she did for us was move the bottoms of the cabinets over the counters down to 14" clearance. Standard is 18". This means that I can comfortably reach both the bottom shelf and the next shelf up, without standing on my toes or reaching for a step stool. There is not as much room for taller appliances underneath, but we have plenty of countertop elsewhere that had nothing above it for those situations.

Incidentally, when our GC went to get estimates for the countertops, he went first to the manufacturer that our designer recommended, and they came in way over our budget. We then took our drawings to a custom cabinet maker that our GC had worked with before, and he was about to knock $12,000 off the initial estimate. And we were just as happy with the quality of materials and workmanship -- it was a no-brainer. So it is worth shopping around. A big manufacturer might seem like a good idea, you would think they would save on volume, but they also might have more overhead to support than the local guy. You just never know.