Medina vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$391
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
20
99
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medina is 16% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6017th and 4896th ($892 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 145th in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 6150th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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