Jeddah vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jeddah	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$495	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1997	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	52
😀 Quality of life	73	45
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 120% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4731st and 8502nd ($1100 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1616th and 6617th 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	$6.55	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.87	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.6	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1859	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1264	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.64	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.07	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.13	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6667	$11223

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1032
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$844
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$892
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$938
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$920
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$923
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$466
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$860
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$467
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$1047
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1095
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$498
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$280
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$467
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$1013
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$996
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1061
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$466
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1000
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$404
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$443
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$434
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1642
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$440
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$523
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$467
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$800
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$625
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$466
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$449
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$854
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$899
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$470

Cities near Medan

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