Hiroshima vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$372
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
71
45
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 91% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5644th and 8502nd ($954 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 35th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2347th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Medan

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