Cape Town vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$775
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
23
😀 Quality of life
58
69
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 19% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4336th and 4843rd ($1386 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6134th and 4103rd 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
$12.2
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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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