Medina vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$696	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	20	94
😀 Quality of life	66	83
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.86M

The cost of living in Medina is 24% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4439th and 3022nd ($1215 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Poland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 3899th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Warsaw

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	Medina	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$13608

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385