Medan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$204	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$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 8536th and 5301st ($519 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 409th 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 191st in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 1569th 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	$2.65	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$15287

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
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	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
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	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036