Bern vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
71
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
134K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 56% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 579th and 2922nd ($2569 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 44th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561