Beijing vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Beijing | Medina | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Beijing is 16% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5387th and 4439th ($1016 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 989th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Beijing vs Medina
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| Beijing | Medina | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Beijing
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 50 km or 31 mi |  Langfang | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Sanhe | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Bazhou | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Tianjin | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Renqiu | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Zunhua | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Baoding | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Binhai | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Tangshan | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zhangjiakou | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Hejian | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Chengde | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Huanghua | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Anguo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Qian'an | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Luanzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Botou | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Xinle | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pingquan | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Xinji | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Gaocheng | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Hengshui | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Laoling | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Shijiazhuang | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Datong | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Jizhou | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | Qinhuangdao | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Dezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Fengzhen | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Huairen | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Lingyuan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Nangong | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ulanqab | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Binzhou |
Cities near Medina
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Yanbu | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Jeddah | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mecca | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Ha'il | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Unaizah | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Tabuk | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Bisha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Dumat al-Jandal | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Sakakah | |
| 650 km or 404 mi |  Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Hurghada | |
| 661 km or 411 mi | Bareq | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | El Gouna | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Dahab | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Aswan | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Luxor | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Qena | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Riyadh | |
| 723 km or 449 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 729 km or 453 mi |  Eilat | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Ma'an | |
| 757 km or 470 mi | Abha | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 810 km or 503 mi | Tafilah | |
| 827 km or 514 mi | Sohag | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Al-Karak | |
| 861 km or 535 mi | Dimona | |
| 870 km or 540 mi | Arad | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Beersheba | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Asyut | |
| 901 km or 560 mi |  Hebron | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Dura | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Ofakim | |
| 905 km or 562 mi | Rahat | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Amman | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Najran | |
| 913 km or 567 mi | Bethlehem |