Medan vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$187	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	44	80
🏙️ Population	2.11M	824K

The cost of living in Medan is 58% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8745th and 4649th ($481 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sakai

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	Medan	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$8371

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046