Medan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$185
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
55
100
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
2.11M
14.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8850th and 3249th ($461 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6907th and 8th 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
$1.73
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005