Amsterdam vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
921K
1.41M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 235% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 252nd and 6257th ($2859 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 25th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$7706

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934