Medina vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medina	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2228	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$391	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.5	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	20	99
😀 Quality of life	52	98
🏙️ Population	1.18M	4.84M

The cost of living in Medina is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6017th and 318th ($892 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Australia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6150th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sydney

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	Medina	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.93	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.02	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.66	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9496	$17934

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Cities near Medina

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816