Medina vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$391
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
87
😀 Quality of life
52
91
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.39M

The cost of living in Medina is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6017th and 26th ($892 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6150th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs San Diego

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Medina San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$18429

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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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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
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$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606