Medina vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$353
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
71
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
1.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6257th and 3292nd ($853 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 3833rd vs 796th 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
$5.99
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$10359

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489