Brisbane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
97
67
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 192% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 781st and 6257th ($2491 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 15th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Medina

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Brisbane Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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