Bangalore vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$219	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	53
😀 Quality of life	68	44
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.11M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 11% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8398th and 8745th ($533 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 47th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3159th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Medan

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	Bangalore	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$10763

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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