Medan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1430	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$204	$457
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$192	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$314	$2514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	52	69
😀 Quality of life	43	73
🏙️ Population	2.11M	518K

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8535th and 5263rd ($519 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 383rd 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Utsunomiya ranked 192nd in Japan, while ranked 6661st and 1574th 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	$2.68	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.8
🥤 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	$188	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.7	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.6	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1898	$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$3037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.05	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.22	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.17	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11523	$15392

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$502
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$517
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$536
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	$623
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$671
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$672
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$636
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$731
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$740
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$686
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$736
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$889
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$616
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$568
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$629
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$588
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$418
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$700
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$800
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$591
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$747
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$988
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$516
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$820
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$805
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$752
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$517
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1018
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1027
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1038
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1058
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1049
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1041
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1054
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1043
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1064
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1059
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1107
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1025
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1065
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1062
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1183
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1103
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1072
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1071
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1142
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1050
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1084
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1321
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1067
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1242
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1042
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1049
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1172
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1083
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032