Brisbane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
98
69
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 94% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1349th and 4849th ($2269 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3rd and 4347th 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
$15.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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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