Dubai vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
22
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.41M

The cost of living in Dubai is 113% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 848th and 4743rd ($2514 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.6 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 158th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987