Bern vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
135K
1.41M

The cost of living in Bern is 195% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 743rd and 6257th ($2512 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 17th in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Medina

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Bern Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.59
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$6.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7706

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934