Dubai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dubai is 112% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 947th and 4843rd ($2470 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 184th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Medina

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Dubai Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077