London vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$1630
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	99	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.41M

The cost of living in London is 302% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 37th and 6257th ($3427 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Medina. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2nd and 3833rd 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	$23	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$7706

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934