Chiba vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chiba Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$566
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
55
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
975K
2.11M

The cost of living in Chiba is 174% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4647th and 8850th ($1263 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 48th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Chiba ranked 38th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 943rd and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chiba vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Chiba and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chiba Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4698
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3966
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.7
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15473
$9091

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572