Medan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$185
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
75
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 59% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8850th and 4988th ($461 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 1640th 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
$1.73
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070