Medan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$189
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
54
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
2.11M
791K

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8852nd and 5436th ($453 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 6943rd and 2749th 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
$1.64
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009