Bern vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
134K
1.18M

The cost of living in Bern is 188% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 579th and 6017th ($2569 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 44th and 6150th 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
$24.4
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$9496

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964