Medina vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$663
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
23
94
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
1.41M
664K

The cost of living in Medina is 56% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4849th and 676th ($1168 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4347th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Rotterdam

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Medina Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$13439

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$1209
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$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727