Medan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2649
🏠 One person rent
$204
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1508
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
68
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
720K

The cost of living in Medan is 47% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8536th and 5836th ($519 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 769th 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 Okayama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Okayama

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Medan Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$14206

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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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582