Manchester vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
20
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
548K
1.41M

The cost of living in Manchester is 70% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4439th ($2071 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd 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 Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 85th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905