Dortmund vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$648
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
20
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
587K
1.18M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 57% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6017th ($1401 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 15th in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 764th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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