Medan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$200
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 53% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8502nd and 4896th ($500 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 145th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 484th 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
$2.34
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039