Hong Kong vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.41M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 223% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 379th and 6257th ($2753 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 205th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Medina

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Hong Kong Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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