Bern vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
137K
1.41M

The cost of living in Bern is 149% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 237th and 4743rd ($2945 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 27th and 4114th 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
$26.7
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$5508

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987