Izmir vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$437	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	53
😀 Quality of life	68	44
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.11M

The cost of living in Izmir is 89% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5990th and 8745th ($909 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 47th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3369th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Medan

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	Izmir	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$10763

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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