Medan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$189
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
47
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 57% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8852nd and 5168th ($453 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 6943rd and 1050th 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
$1.64
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096