Medan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$185
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
54
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
791K

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8850th and 5487th ($461 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 361st 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 Niigata. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 2415th 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
$1.73
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032