Medina vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
82
😀 Quality of life
69
96
🏙️ Population
1.41M
449K

The cost of living in Medina is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4849th and 13th ($1168 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 4347th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Zurich

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Medina Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$24322

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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171