Bern vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
135K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 58% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 743rd and 3292nd ($2512 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 33rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.33
🥤 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
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489