Barcelona vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1243
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4849th ($2116 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 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 205th and 4347th 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
$17.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010