Bern vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
95
96
🏙️ Population
135K
2.75M

The cost of living in Bern is 107% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 743rd and 4566th ($2512 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Osaka

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Bern Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5653

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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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016