Medina vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$4399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
99
😀 Quality of life
67
99
🏙️ Population
1.41M
4.84M

The cost of living in Medina is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6257th and 312th ($853 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3833rd and 4th 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
$5.99
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$18951

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$837
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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754