Medan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$204	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$2481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	52	94
😀 Quality of life	43	80
🏙️ Population	2.11M	726K

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8536th and 5210th ($519 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 346th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sagamihara

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	Medan	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$13986

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115