Medan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$185
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
70
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
2.11M
720K

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8850th and 6268th ($461 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 798th 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 1654th 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
$1.73
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$12437

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554