Medina vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
20
79
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
1.18M
709K

The cost of living in Medina is 59% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6017th and 1293rd ($892 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6150th and 24th 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
$6.99
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$10.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$8301

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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991