Medina vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$391
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
53
😀 Quality of life
52
89
🏙️ Population
1.18M
140K

The cost of living in Medina is 67% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6017th and 344th ($892 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6150th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$6072

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$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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$2304
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$2460
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$2023
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$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991