Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$187
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
72
😀 Quality of life
44
90
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 54% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8745th and 5132nd ($481 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sendai

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Medan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034