Medina vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$673
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
99
😀 Quality of life
70
100
🏙️ Population
1.41M
5.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4743rd and 649th ($1182 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4114th 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
$5.56
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$19140

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710