London vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	97	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.41M

The cost of living in London is 215% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 28th and 4843rd ($3662 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Medina. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Medina

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	London	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5520

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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