Kobe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1076
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$489
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2275
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
52
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kobe is 115% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4822nd and 8502nd ($1076 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 106th 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 Kobe compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kobe ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 14th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Medan

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Kobe Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$906
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3336
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9012
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015

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