Medina vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medina	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$659	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	23	90
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.51M

The cost of living in Medina is 54% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4843rd and 863rd ($1164 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Germany, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4103rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Munich

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	Medina	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$508	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2810	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.76	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5520	$17274

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714