Medina vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$659
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
23
81
😀 Quality of life
69
94
🏙️ Population
1.41M
718K

The cost of living in Medina is 59% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4843rd and 381st ($1164 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 4103rd and 27th 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
$5.45
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$15566

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$791
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336