Bern vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$2537
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
135K
1.54M

The cost of living in Bern is 91% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 987th and 4340th ($2381 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 26th 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 2 months in Kawasaki. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kawasaki

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Bern Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$15204

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116