Medan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$200
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 57% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8502nd and 4509th ($500 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117