Jacksonville vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1337
😷 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 88% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1499th and 4843rd ($2192 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 325th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$2.65
🥤 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	$1458	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$5520

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077