Denver vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	716K	1.41M

The cost of living in Denver is 124% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 463rd and 4439th ($2717 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 158th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Medina

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	Denver	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$7421

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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