Jerusalem vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	53
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	936K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 339% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1551st and 8745th ($2114 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 47th in Israel and Indonesia, respectively. Check Israel vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 374th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Medan

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	Jerusalem	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10763

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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