Medan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$187
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$2528
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
53
52
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
686K

The cost of living in Medan is 48% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8745th and 5882nd ($481 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$8368

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083