Medina vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$673
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
22
99
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.33M

The cost of living in Medina is 14% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4743rd and 5298th ($1182 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 260th 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 31st in Japan, while ranked 4114th and 750th 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
$5.56
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055