Bern vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bern | Niigata | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bern is 127% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 743rd and 4902nd ($2512 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bern vs Niigata
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| Bern | Niigata | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bern
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km or 2.2 mi |  Koniz | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Thun | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Biel/Bienne | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fribourg | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Interlaken | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bulle | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Kriens | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Lucerne | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Emmen | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Aarau | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Allschwil | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Basel | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Montreux | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Riehen | |
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Rheinfelden | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lorrach | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Lausanne | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Sion | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Renens | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Zug | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Baar | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Baden | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wettingen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Dietikon | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Belfort | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Mulhouse | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altstetten | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Horgen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zurich | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bulach | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Uster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Rapperswil-Jona |
Cities near Niigata
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Agano | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Shibata | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Kamo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Tsubame | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Sanjo | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Gosen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tainai | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Mitsuke | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Murakami | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Nagaoka | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Sado | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Ojiya | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Kashiwazaki | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uonuma | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Kitakata | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Nagai | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Tokamachi | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Aizuwakamatsu | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Yonezawa | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Minamiuonuma | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Nan'yo | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Takahata | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Joetsu | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Kaminoyama | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tsuruoka | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Yamagata | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Sagae | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Myoko | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Koriyama | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Fukushima | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Tendo | |
| 128 km or 79 mi | Motomiya | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Nihonmatsu | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Shonai | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Sakata | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Higashine | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Murayama | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Date | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Shirakawa | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Sukagawa |