Medan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$186	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	52
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	2.11M	791K

The cost of living in Medan is 54% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8825th and 5515th ($466 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Niigata

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	Medan	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$14992

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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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001