Fukuoka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1054
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$426
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1513
$269
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.11M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 111% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4954th and 8502nd ($1054 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 176th and 35th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Fukuoka ranked 177th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1177th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Medan

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Fukuoka Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2992
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.89
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.05
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465