Medina vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medina	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1182	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$673	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$906	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1300	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	22	46
😀 Quality of life	70	56
🏙️ Population	1.41M	2.96M

The cost of living in Medina is 40% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6476th ($1182 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4114th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Tashkent

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	Medina	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3803	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.47	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5508	$9729

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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	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787