Bern vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bern is 210% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 149th and 5585th ($3134 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 415th in Switzerland and Japan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6th and 2145th 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
$26.4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$5002

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022