Medan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$187	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	44	73
🏙️ Population	2.11M	518K

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8745th and 5444th ($481 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 511th 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 180th in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 1535th 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	$1.97	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$15244

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059