Brisbane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1300
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
98
70
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.41M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 75% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1813th and 4743rd ($2065 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.1 months in Medina. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9th and 4114th 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
$14.4
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987