Jakarta vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$365
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
52
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.11M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 44% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6708th and 8502nd ($718 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ranked 1st vs 14th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4403rd vs 6617th 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
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$11223

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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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