Medina vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medina	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$853	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$656	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$310	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1630	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	75
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	1.41M	459K

The cost of living in Medina is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6257th and 1277th ($853 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1122nd in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 3833rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Virginia Beach

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	Medina	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1056	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.11	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.74	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7706	$18476

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701