Medina vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
82
😀 Quality of life
67
89
🏙️ Population
1.41M
468K

The cost of living in Medina is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6257th and 806th ($853 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 719th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 3833rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$22229

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753