Medan vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$204	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$2247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	97
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.75M

The cost of living in Medan is 57% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 8536th and 4566th ($519 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Osaka

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	Medan	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$5653

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Cities near Medan

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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016