Barcelona vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1630
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.41M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 121% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2198th and 6257th ($1887 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 238th and 3833rd 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
$16.1
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$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
$1205
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7706

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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