Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$200
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8502nd and 5135th ($500 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 603rd 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
$2.34
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011