Cape Town vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$773
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
23
😀 Quality of life
55
69
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 17% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4849th ($1366 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6382nd and 4347th 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
$12.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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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