Medan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$204
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
791K

The cost of living in Medan is 53% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8536th and 4902nd ($519 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 146th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046