Medan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$187
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
44
99
🏙️ Population
2.11M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 70% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8745th and 3019th ($481 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6633rd 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
$1.97
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101