Jeddah vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$512	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	53
😀 Quality of life	76	44
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 138% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4650th and 8745th ($1146 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 860th and 6633rd 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	$6.67	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.24
🥤 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	$436	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$10763

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501