Medina vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$696	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	20	88
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	1.41M	653K

The cost of living in Medina is 54% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4439th and 603rd ($1215 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 3899th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Portland

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	Medina	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$16585

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741