Jerusalem vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
23
😀 Quality of life
86
69
🏙️ Population
936K
1.41M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 113% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 911th and 4849th ($2483 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Israel vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 410th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Medina

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Jerusalem Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$5515

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

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