Medina vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$696
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
72
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 26% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4439th and 2911th ($1215 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 3899th vs 733rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Riyadh

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Medina Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$10598

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$829
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529