Medina vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$659
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
70
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
1.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4843rd and 3485th ($1164 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 4103rd vs 899th 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
$5.45
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459