Medina vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
78
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
1.41M
662K

The cost of living in Medina is 68% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6257th and 512th ($853 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 3833rd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Vancouver

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Medina Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$16245

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$1123
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$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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$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743