Bern vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
135K
1.33M

The cost of living in Bern is 142% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 743rd and 5386th ($2512 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Saitama

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Bern Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075