Medina vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medina	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2338	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$659	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	99
😀 Quality of life	69	100
🏙️ Population	1.41M	5.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4843rd and 370th ($1164 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4103rd and 2nd 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	$5.45	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$508	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$772	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2810	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1336	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.76	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5520	$25164

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863