Chicago vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.18M

The cost of living in Chicago is 193% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 505th and 6017th ($2613 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 15th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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