Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 46.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bern, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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