Austin vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
962K
1.41M

The cost of living in Austin is 190% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 812th and 6257th ($2473 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 17th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 116th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$7706

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$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

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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