Medan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$189
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
2.11M
686K

The cost of living in Medan is 49% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6285th ($453 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6943rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shizuoka

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Medan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016