Medina vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$673
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
22
96
😀 Quality of life
70
73
🏙️ Population
1.41M
13.3M

The cost of living in Medina is 18% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4141st ($1182 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 4114th and 2664th 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
$5.56
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$15272

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$1162
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$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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$914
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$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772