Medan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$186	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	2.11M	14.3M

The cost of living in Medan is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8825th and 3130th ($466 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 4th 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	$1.81	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$14795

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Cities near Medan

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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961