Medan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$204
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
43
99
🏙️ Population
2.11M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8536th and 3085th ($519 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tokyo

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Medan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033