Medina vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$353
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
52
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
1.41M
791K

The cost of living in Medina is 23% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6257th and 4902nd ($853 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 146th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 3833rd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$15392

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046