Madrid vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$1337
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
23
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.41M

The cost of living in Madrid is 81% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4843rd ($2109 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 160th and 4103rd 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
$17.6
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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