Manchester vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
23
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
548K
1.41M

The cost of living in Manchester is 102% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1156th and 4849th ($2365 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 78th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Medina

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Manchester Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$5515

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010