Bern vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
135K
1.2M

The cost of living in Bern is 151% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 743rd and 5674th ($2512 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 664th 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 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 3185th 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
$25
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7209

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983