Bern vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	52
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	137K	791K

The cost of living in Bern is 193% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 237th and 5515th ($2945 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 404th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 27th and 3269th 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	$26.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$14992

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001