Bern vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
81
41
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.43M

The cost of living in Bern is 183% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 149th and 5028th ($3134 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1 months in Mecca. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Mecca

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Bern Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$4622

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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 Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514