Medan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$186	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$2066
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	70
😀 Quality of life	62	75
🏙️ Population	2.11M	518K

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 8825th and 5190th ($466 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 187th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5663rd and 2064th 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	$1.81	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.74
🍌 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	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004