Dallas vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$1546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.41M

The cost of living in Dallas is 103% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 837th and 4439th ($2471 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 2nd 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 Dallas compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 130th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Medina

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	Dallas	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$7421

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905