Himeji vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$560
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1630
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
20
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
528K
1.41M

The cost of living in Himeji is 42% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4567th and 6257th ($1212 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 17th in Japan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Japan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1864th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$7706

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
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$837
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$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