Medina vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
87
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.39M

The cost of living in Medina is 75% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6257th and 45th ($853 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 36th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3833rd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$21468

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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647