Medan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$189
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
75
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 60% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8852nd and 4901st ($453 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6943rd and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sapporo

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Medan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061