Medina vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$673
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
81
😀 Quality of life
70
100
🏙️ Population
1.41M
449K

The cost of living in Medina is 68% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4743rd and 23rd ($1182 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4114th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$22875

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041