Medan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$200
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
68
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
720K

The cost of living in Medan is 48% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 8502nd and 5599th ($500 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 552nd 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 485th in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 2946th 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
$2.34
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$9023

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036