Bern vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	135K	1.06M

The cost of living in Bern is 126% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 987th and 5132nd ($2381 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 156th 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	$23.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034