Medan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$187
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
53
99
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 60% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8745th and 4495th ($481 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 748th 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
$1.97
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125