Brisbane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
20
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.18M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 164% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 930th and 6017th ($2356 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Australia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Australia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 6150th 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
$13.8
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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