Medina vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
20
100
😀 Quality of life
67
100
🏙️ Population
1.41M
5.03M

The cost of living in Medina is 64% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6257th and 923rd ($853 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3833rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Melbourne

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Medina Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$21306

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913