Brisbane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 66% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4439th ($2016 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7th and 3899th 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
$13.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905