Medina vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$391
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
20
96
😀 Quality of life
52
73
🏙️ Population
1.18M
12.5M

The cost of living in Medina is 13% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6017th and 5167th ($892 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6150th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Moscow

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Medina Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$10868

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517