Cape Town vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2228
🏠 One person rent	$484	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	20
😀 Quality of life	60	52
🏙️ Population	434K	1.18M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 1% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6078th and 6017th ($881 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in South Africa and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5406th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Medina

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	Cape Town	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$9496

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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