Medina vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$9179
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$4382
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$875
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$5229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
100
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
1.41M
8.8M

The cost of living in Medina is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4849th and 4th ($1168 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4347th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$21999

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$795
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$1209
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$1107
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$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188