Dubai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
20
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.18M

The cost of living in Dubai is 150% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1218th and 6017th ($2229 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 189th and 6150th 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
$9.9
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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