Medan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$185
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
2.11M
686K

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8850th and 5951st ($461 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 630th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 246th 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
$1.73
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16729

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063