Gimhae vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$320	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	53
😀 Quality of life	71	44
🏙️ Population	534K	2.11M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 99% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5742nd and 8745th ($959 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 47th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1960th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Medan

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	Gimhae	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$10763

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

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