Helsinki vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
20
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
676K
1.41M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 127% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2046th and 6257th ($1936 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Finland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Finland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 37th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Medina

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Helsinki Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$7706

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934