Medan vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$187	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	44	97
🏙️ Population	2.11M	3.76M

The cost of living in Medan is 64% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8745th and 4098th ($481 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 18th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 6633rd and 8th 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	$1.97	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3
🥤 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	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109