Kawasaki vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$674
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
55
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 203% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4342nd and 8850th ($1399 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 48th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 62nd and 6907th 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
$7.51
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$9091

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572