Medina vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
94
😀 Quality of life
67
94
🏙️ Population
1.41M
664K

The cost of living in Medina is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6257th and 1336th ($853 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3833rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$10888

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$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
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$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592