Doha vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
45
20
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.41M

The cost of living in Doha is 112% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2461st and 6257th ($1810 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 501st and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934