Medina vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$659
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
99
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medina is 10% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5168th ($1164 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 148th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 4103rd and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Saitama

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Medina Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$14598

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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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