Bern vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
135K
686K

The cost of living in Bern is 153% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 743rd and 5761st ($2512 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103