Jerusalem vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
20
😀 Quality of life
85
52
🏙️ Population
936K
1.18M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 118% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1907th and 6017th ($1948 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in Israel and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Israel vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 276th and 6150th 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
$16.1
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964