Medina vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$696	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	87
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.39M

The cost of living in Medina is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4439th and 36th ($1215 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3899th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medina	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$28706

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759