Bern vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
97
91
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bern is 162% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 149th and 4785th ($3134 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 35th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nagoya

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Bern Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$12599

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960