Medina vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$5890
🏠 One person rent
$673
$1569
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$2558
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$793
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$3963
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
22
79
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
1.41M
709K

The cost of living in Medina is 57% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4743rd and 530th ($1182 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4114th and 55th 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
$5.56
$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$11.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$54
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$16133

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2058
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2155
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2180
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2131
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1741
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1949
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1819
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1978
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1976
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1997
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1761
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1971
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1882
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1830
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1397
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2041
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1621
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1460
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1543
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1405
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1830
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1353
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1516
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1586
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1551
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1312
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1497
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1823
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1325
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1684
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1289
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1503
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1801
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2004
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2341
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2242