Medina vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$696	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	20	84
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	1.41M	430K

The cost of living in Medina is 47% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4439th and 1145th ($1215 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 3899th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Minneapolis

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	Medina	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682