Bern vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2609
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$670
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1287
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
80
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
135K
1.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 125% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 987th and 5120th ($2381 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 316th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Fukuoka

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Bern Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$11983

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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
$3233
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 Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850