Medina vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
20
79
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
1.41M
709K

The cost of living in Medina is 64% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6257th and 1029th ($853 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Norway, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 3833rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Oslo

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Medina Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$7583

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161