Bern vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1617
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.07M
791K

The cost of living in Bern is 206% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 149th and 5487th ($3134 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 361st 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 Niigata. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6th and 2415th 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
$26.4
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032