Manchester vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
20
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
548K
1.41M

The cost of living in Manchester is 151% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1500th and 6257th ($2137 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 17th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 76th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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