Medan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$189
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8852nd and 5531st ($453 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6943rd and 2040th 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
$1.64
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014