Jacksonville vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$1243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	87	69
🏙️ Population	950K	1.41M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 90% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1439th and 4849th ($2224 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 343rd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Medina

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	Jacksonville	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$5515

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1209
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1107
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$942
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$775
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$815
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$931
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1074
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$906
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$776
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$354
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$893
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$360
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$479
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$369
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$385
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$448
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1632
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$800
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1853
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$824
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$902
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$665
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$415
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$724
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2002
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1946
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1700
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$283
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$895
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1062
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1936
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1962
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1013
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$865
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1010