Birmingham vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
93
52
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.18M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 125% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1780th and 6017th ($2004 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 15th in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 58th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964