Bern vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
134K
1.96M

The cost of living in Bern is 119% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 579th and 4509th ($2569 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sapporo

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Bern Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$10328

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117