Medan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$204
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
43
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 59% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8536th and 4398th ($519 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 31st in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 246th 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
$2.65
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124