Bandung vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$218	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$1546
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	20
😀 Quality of life	40	66
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.41M

The cost of living in Bandung is 55% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8276th and 4439th ($545 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6910th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Medina

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	Bandung	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$7421

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905