Medina vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$673
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
1.41M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medina is 11% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4418th ($1182 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4114th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030