Bern vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
23
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
137K
1.41M

The cost of living in Bern is 145% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 348th and 4843rd ($2857 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 52nd and 4103rd 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
$26.3
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$5520

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077