Bern vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$2086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
135K
2.75M

The cost of living in Bern is 92% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 987th and 4366th ($2381 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 29th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 36th 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
$23.7
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$8318

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BernOsaka

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008