Madrid vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$986
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
3.28M
1.18M

The cost of living in Madrid is 94% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2577th and 6017th ($1726 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 15th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 121st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Medina

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Madrid Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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