Medina vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
52
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
1.41M
139K

The cost of living in Medina is 65% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4849th and 86th ($1168 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Iceland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4347th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Reykjavik

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Medina Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$30361

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$942
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$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
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$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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$3219
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$3212
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$2621
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$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409