Medina vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medina	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$659	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	1.41M	2.1M

The cost of living in Medina is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4843rd and 964th ($1164 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and France, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 4103rd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Paris

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	Medina	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$508	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2810	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.76	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5520	$19577

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506