Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$204
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 53% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8536th and 4890th ($519 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 91st 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
$2.65
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057