Medan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$186
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
55
52
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.11M
686K

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8825th and 5380th ($466 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$19584

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068