Bern vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
135K
1.41M

The cost of living in Bern is 96% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 987th and 4439th ($2381 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 36th and 3899th 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
$23.7
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$7421

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905