Barcelona vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
22
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.41M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 77% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1764th and 4743rd ($2087 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 229th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Medina

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Barcelona Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$5508

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987