Medina vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medina	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$659	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	78
😀 Quality of life	69	89
🏙️ Population	1.41M	689K

The cost of living in Medina is 53% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4843rd and 982nd ($1164 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 843rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 4103rd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Nashville

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	Medina	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$508	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.4	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2810	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.76	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.1	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5520	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595