Cost of living comparison

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Riyadh vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 46.7% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Riyadh

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Riyadh.

Riyadh vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Bern	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.83	$8.39 SAR31.50	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.54	$7.99 SAR30.00	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.22	$0.76 SAR2.87	-83.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.91	$0.30 SAR1.12	-93.1%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Bern	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.94	$1.24 SAR4.65	-61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.44	$3.91 SAR14.68	-71.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.92	$6.64 SAR24.95	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.31	$2.63 SAR9.89	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF12.09	$3.80 SAR14.27	-71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.34	$1.03 SAR3.88	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.98	$0.78 SAR2.95	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.05	$0.82 SAR3.07	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.46	$0.76 SAR2.84	-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.96	$0.60 SAR2.25	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.89	$0.64 SAR2.41	-34.4%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Bern	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF7.14	$2.31 SAR8.68	-70.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF82.90	$37.27 SAR139.99	-59.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF33,990.75	$33,280.09 SAR124,986.99	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF39.07	$16.70 SAR62.70	-61.2%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Bern	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF44.22	$74.70 SAR280.53	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,256.11	$1,116.87 SAR4,194.52	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF889.49	$782.38 SAR2,938.33	-20.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF230.23	$81.80 SAR307.21	-67.7%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	Bern	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,746.20	$360.22 SAR1,352.84	-88.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF31,089.10	$10,375.93 SAR38,967.94	-69.7%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.74	$2.13 SAR8.00	-71.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.90	$4.25 SAR15.96	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.33	$7.45 SAR28.00	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF64.67	$101.01 SAR379.37	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.73	$15.97 SAR59.99	-30.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Bern	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF129.37	$52.20 SAR196.06	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF57.86	$54.44 SAR204.45	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF151.99	$107.53 SAR403.84	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF171.73	$89.80 SAR337.24	-52.5%
Average			-41.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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