Dubai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dubai is 107% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1039th and 4849th ($2420 vs $1168) 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 203rd and 4347th 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
$10.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010