Medan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$204
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
43
79
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 50% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8536th and 5386th ($519 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 468th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Saitama

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Medan Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075