Bern vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3327
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
135K
975K

The cost of living in Bern is 102% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 743rd and 4480th ($2512 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 37th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chiba ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Chiba

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Bern Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
2.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$5029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$12540

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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 Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033