Bern vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
135K
1.06M

The cost of living in Bern is 126% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 743rd and 4890th ($2512 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sendai

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Bern Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057