Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 46.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bern, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
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