Bali vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bali | Medan | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bali is 163% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4297th and 8745th ($1267 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Indonesia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ranked 7th vs 14th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 5664th vs 6633rd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bali vs Medan
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| Bali | Medan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 29 km or 18 mi |  Ubud | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Denpasar | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Mataram | |
| 213 km or 133 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Malang | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Batu | |
| 286 km or 177 mi | Surabaya | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Blitar | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Kediri | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Madiun | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Bima | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Surakarta | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Salatiga | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Yogyakarta | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Semarang | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Banjarbaru | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Pekalongan | |
| 614 km or 382 mi | Makassar | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Cilacap | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Tegal | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Palangka Raya | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Parepare | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Banjar | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Cirebon | |
| 760 km or 472 mi | Tasikmalaya | |
| 837 km or 520 mi | Bandung | |
| 839 km or 522 mi | Palopo | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Cimahi | |
| 844 km or 525 mi | Balikpapan | |
| 907 km or 563 mi | Sukabumi | |
| 907 km or 564 mi | Baubau | |
| 917 km or 570 mi | Bekasi | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Samarinda | |
| 928 km or 577 mi | Bogor | |
| 931 km or 579 mi | Depok | |
| 934 km or 581 mi | Jakarta | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | South Tangerang |
Cities near Medan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi | Binjai | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Langsa | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Lhokseumawe | |
| 264 km or 164 mi |  Teluk Intan | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Taiping | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | George Town | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Butterworth | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Ipoh | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sungai Petani | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Gunungsitoli | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Klang | |
| 322 km or 200 mi |  Ko Lipe | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Langkawi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Alor Setar | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 345 km or 215 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Kangar | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Seremban | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Dumai | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Hat Yai | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Banda Aceh | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Malacca | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Ko Lanta | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Muar | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Phuket | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Ao Nang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Krabi | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kuantan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Kuala Terengganu |