Houston vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.41M

The cost of living in Houston is 86% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1229th and 4439th ($2265 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 97th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Medina

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	Houston	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$7421

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905