Medan vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$3386
🏠 One person rent
$200
$617
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$2495
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
45
97
🏙️ Population
2.11M
3.76M

The cost of living in Medan is 62% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8502nd and 4092nd ($500 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6617th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yokohama

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Medan Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$5530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$2908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$13431

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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1101
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1068
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1060
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1166
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$1130
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1136
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1075
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$1167
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1112
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1110
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$1267
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1069
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1115
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1041
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1020
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1117
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1556
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$1126
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1054
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1091
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1067
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1042
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1045
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1062
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1057
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1056