Medina vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$696	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	89
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	1.41M	5.87M

The cost of living in Medina is 60% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4439th and 129th ($1215 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Singapore, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3899th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Singapore City

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	Medina	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605