Medina vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$7242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
81
😀 Quality of life
66
98
🏙️ Population
1.41M
449K

The cost of living in Medina is 63% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4439th and 59th ($1215 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3899th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$29610

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717