Cape Town vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$681	$673
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$906
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 4% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4637th and 4743rd ($1231 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6312th and 4114th 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	$11.5	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$5508

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Medina

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