Medan vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$204
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
43
97
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.76M

The cost of living in Medan is 63% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8536th and 4132nd ($519 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 18th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6659th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.64
🥤 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
$190
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$12546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092