Jerusalem vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	55
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	936K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 425% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 950th and 8825th ($2447 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 351st and 5663rd 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	$24.3	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$10637

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534