Medina vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$696	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	67
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	1.41M	633K

The cost of living in Medina is 35% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4439th and 2179th ($1215 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1817th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 3899th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Memphis

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	Medina	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$27369

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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

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738