Bern vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1728
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	15
😀 Quality of life	94	47
🏙️ Population	135K	886K

The cost of living in Bern is 121% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 987th and 4967th ($2381 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 36th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tabuk

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	Bern	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$8574

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028