Medina vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$663
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$2113
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
95
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
824K

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4849th and 4967th ($1168 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 4347th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sakai

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Medina Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$13407

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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
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029