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Saudi Arabia vs. Medina Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 7.7% more expensive than Medina.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 3.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 26.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 19.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Medina. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Medina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Medina, you would:

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pay 6.9% less for restaurants

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.60 SAR21.00	$6.32 SAR23.70	+12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.73 SAR29.00	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 SAR3.04	$0.74 SAR2.79	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 SAR1.44	$0.27 SAR1.02	-28.8%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 3.2% more for groceries

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 SAR3.58	$0.92 SAR3.43	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 SAR10.00	$3.62 SAR13.56	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.26 SAR23.47	$6.74 SAR25.26	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 SAR7.76	$2.52 SAR9.47	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 SAR12.10	$3.28 SAR12.28	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 SAR4.08	$0.97 SAR3.63	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 SAR3.33	$0.78 SAR2.91	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 SAR3.93	$0.80 SAR3.00	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.57	$0.74 SAR2.77	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.66 SAR2.49	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.65 SAR2.43	+7.3%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$2.32 SAR8.72	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$33.84 SAR126.92	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,664.61 SAR55,004.38	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.66 SAR55.00	$19.00 SAR71.26	+29.5%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 26.0% less for housing

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.32 SAR350.03	$74.04 SAR277.70	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$484.96 SAR1,818.99	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.92 SAR2,100.17	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.19 SAR582.07	$97.42 SAR365.42	-37.2%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 19.6% more for childcare

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.85 SAR1,083.42	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,510.34 SAR20,668.31	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+17.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SAR6.00	$1.89 SAR7.09	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 SAR10.30	$3.48 SAR13.06	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$7.47 SAR28.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.25 SAR297.25	$106.43 SAR399.18	+34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.33 SAR50.00	$17.24 SAR64.67	+29.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Medina	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.33 SAR140.01	$48.71 SAR182.69	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.33 SAR200.02	$57.50 SAR215.68	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.66 SAR250.02	$88.56 SAR332.16	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.76 SAR366.70	$79.17 SAR296.96	-19.0%
Average			+13.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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