Jerusalem vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6195
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1533
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2486
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$764
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4127
$1337
😷 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 129% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 638th and 4843rd ($2663 vs $1164) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 407th and 4103rd 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
$24.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.6
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1756
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3183
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18641
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9368
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.78
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.43
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$160
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1277
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30598
$5520

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1205
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$977
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1149
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1994
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2465
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2201
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2466
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2354
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$1070
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2283
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$1020
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2288
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2873
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2430
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2379
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$538
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2347
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1933
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$2060
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1845

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