Medan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$2458
🏠 One person rent	$200	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$2385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	52	69
😀 Quality of life	45	74
🏙️ Population	2.11M	518K

The cost of living in Medan is 50% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8502nd and 5333rd ($500 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 397th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Utsunomiya ranked 200th in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Utsunomiya

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	Medan	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.34	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$15188

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$979
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$972
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$974
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$980
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$982
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$988
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1011
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1017
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1009
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1002
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1082
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$980
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1044
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1015
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1155
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1089
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1019
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1015
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1074
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1281
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1058
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1219
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$994
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1034
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1005
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1152
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$980
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$997