Jeddah vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$583
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
55
😀 Quality of life
76
47
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.11M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 167% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4730th and 8852nd ($1210 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 1324th and 6943rd 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
$5.59
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$7769

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$976
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$1164
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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
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$550