Hiroshima vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$335
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$262
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 82% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6156th and 8745th ($878 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 47th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 218th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Medan

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Hiroshima Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$10763

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HiroshimaMedan

Cost of living

$349

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

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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