Bangkok vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangkok Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$465
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
55
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 123% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5467th and 8850th ($1027 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 2647th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bangkok vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Bangkok and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangkok Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$9091

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572