Jeddah vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$511
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
52
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.11M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 116% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4828th and 8536th ($1123 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1110th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Medan

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Jeddah Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$11482

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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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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