Houston vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1630
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.41M

The cost of living in Houston is 164% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1258th and 6257th ($2248 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 17th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 82nd and 3833rd 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	$16.2	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$7706

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

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