Medina vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$663
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$1596
😷 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 9% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4849th and 5151st ($1168 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 4347th and 1177th 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
$5.5
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$15321

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$795
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$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102