Himeji vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$536
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$1546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
20
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
528K
1.41M

The cost of living in Himeji is 3% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4535th and 4439th ($1181 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Himeji ranked 224th best city to live in Japan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1836th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Medina

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Himeji Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$7421

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HimejiMedina

Cost of living

$349

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$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1110
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1057
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$949
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1063

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$829
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$1146
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$979
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$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