Bern vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$2704
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
135K
1.2M

The cost of living in Bern is 171% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 987th and 6156th ($2381 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Hiroshima

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Bern Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$6826

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BernHiroshima

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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
$3234
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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936