Medina vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$391
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
71
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
1.18M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medina is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6017th and 2922nd ($892 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Saudi Arabia, and 6150th vs 1210th 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
$6.99
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$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
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561