Kawasaki vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$545
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 159% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4340th and 8745th ($1249 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 47th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 497th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Medan

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Kawasaki Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$10763

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KawasakiMedan

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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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