Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$185
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 54% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8850th and 5585th ($461 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Medan vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Medan and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$5002

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022