Jeonju vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeonju	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$854	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2314	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$295	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$569	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1745	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	53
😀 Quality of life	64	44
🏙️ Population	342K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 77% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6251st and 8745th ($854 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 47th in South Korea and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeonju compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4376th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Medan

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	Jeonju	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8165	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6925	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.2	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.92	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13386	$10763

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$937
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$970
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1019
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1005
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1038
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$992
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1038
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1063
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1019
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1101
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$977
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1012
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1059
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1151
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1054
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$1000
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$992
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1036
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$989
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$979
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1033
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$995
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1026
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$998
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$998
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$900
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1042
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1075
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1030
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1127
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$924

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