Medina vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
80
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.41M
737K

The cost of living in Medina is 71% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6257th and 206th ($853 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 3833rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$28179

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263