Medan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$187	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1530
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	44	67
🏙️ Population	2.11M	791K

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8745th and 5101st ($481 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 3754th 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	$1.97	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$15118

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052