Medan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$186	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	95
😀 Quality of life	62	82
🏙️ Population	2.11M	726K

The cost of living in Medan is 54% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8825th and 5415th ($466 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 593rd 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	$1.81	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$10783

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076