Jakarta vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$375
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
52
😀 Quality of life
63
43
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.11M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 46% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6641st and 8536th ($757 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Ranked 1st vs 14th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4600th vs 6659th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Medan

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Jakarta Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$11482

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544