Madrid vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.41M

The cost of living in Madrid is 122% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2194th and 6257th ($1889 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 149th and 3833rd 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
$15.3
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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