London vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$1243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.41M

The cost of living in London is 220% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 20th and 4849th ($3740 vs $1168) 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 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 12th and 4347th 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	$22.5	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$5515

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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