Medina vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$696
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
20
99
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4439th and 4495th ($1215 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 3899th and 748th 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
$5.65
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$14676

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422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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