Bern vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$3045
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$1344
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	135K	1.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 116% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 743rd and 4702nd ($2512 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Fukuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Fukuoka

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	Bern	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$6.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1023
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$5481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$2558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$47
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$12612

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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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$1018
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$1021
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$1015
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$1007
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$994
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$1003
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$995
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$998
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$980
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$985
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$1014
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$984
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$975
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$982
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$982
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$979
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$980
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$994
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$971