Medina vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$673
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
22
73
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 27% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4743rd and 3418th ($1182 vs $1627) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 4114th vs 759th 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
$5.56
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463