Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$186
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
72
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8825th and 5094th ($466 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 139th 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 Sendai. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 242nd 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
$1.81
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$5899

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013