Barcelona vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
23
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.41M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 83% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1659th and 4843rd ($2129 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 174th and 4103rd 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
$17.3
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$5520

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077