Bangkok vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$405
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
52
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 80% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5960th and 8502nd ($902 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1087th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Medan

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Bangkok Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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