Abu Dhabi vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
82
52
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.18M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 117% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1938th and 6017th ($1936 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 369th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964