Austin vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	962K	1.41M

The cost of living in Austin is 102% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 858th and 4439th ($2455 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 142nd and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Medina

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	Austin	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$7421

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905