Athens vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$722
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1243
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
643K
1.41M

The cost of living in Athens is 25% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4184th and 4849th ($1462 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 639th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Medina

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Athens Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010