Medan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$187
$349
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$1425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
69
😀 Quality of life
44
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
720K

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8745th and 5814th ($481 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545