Brussels vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
196K
1.41M

The cost of living in Brussels is 74% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1939th and 4843rd ($2030 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 121st and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Medina

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Brussels Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$5520

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077