Medan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$186
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
74
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 61% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8825th and 4750th ($466 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 38th 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$10519

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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 Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068