Medan vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$185
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1887
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
92
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.33M

The cost of living in Medan is 61% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 8850th and 4785th ($461 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 35th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Nagoya

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Medan Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$12599

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960