Medina vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
81
😀 Quality of life
52
97
🏙️ Population
1.18M
443K

The cost of living in Medina is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6017th and 31st ($892 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6150th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846