Kobe vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$474
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$223
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
55
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
1.52M
2.11M

The cost of living in Kobe is 137% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4945th and 8825th ($1106 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 48th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 708th and 5663rd 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
$6.42
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$10637

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534