Fukuoka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$430
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$262
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.11M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 120% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5120th and 8745th ($1057 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 47th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1739th and 6633rd 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
$3.85
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$10763

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501