Cost of living comparison
Bern is 2.9 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bern instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 78.5% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
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