Bern vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3605
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1385
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
135K
2.33M

The cost of living in Bern is 101% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 743rd and 4466th ($2512 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 35th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Nagoya. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 65th 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
$25
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$50
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$611
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$12650

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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 Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027