Medina vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Medina	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2329	$5511
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$713	$2155
🍽️ Food expenses	$323	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1435	$3568
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	22	100
😀 Quality of life	52	98
🏙️ Population	1.18M	4.53M

The cost of living in Medina is 61% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5782nd and 850th ($918 vs $2367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6085th and 4th 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	$8.27	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$1758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.3	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.3	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.99%	6.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$8513
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$7623
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.29	$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.67	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$27.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.31	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.1	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.7	$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1726
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8102	$19956

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$835
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1086
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$974
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$872
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$937
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$812
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$954
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$973
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$931
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$756
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$828
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$819
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$475
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$299
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$920
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$306
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$469
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$279
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$247
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$247
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1457
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1394
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$565
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$931
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1040
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$606
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$278
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$683
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1484
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1480
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1325
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$303
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$648
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$650
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1447
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1454
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$966
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$1041
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$893

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1759
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1545
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1539
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1636
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1649
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1823
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1688
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1726
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1714
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1652
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1624
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1315
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1672
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1494
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1371
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1361
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1470
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1569
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1439
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2321
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1451
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1662
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$1663
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1503
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1508
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1524
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2168
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1592
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1524
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$1950
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1751
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2623
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1897
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1755
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1886
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1739
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1661
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1453