Dublin vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
553K
1.18M

The cost of living in Dublin is 204% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 357th and 6017th ($2713 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Ireland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 35th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Medina

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Dublin Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$9496

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

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