Jerusalem vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$230
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	55
😀 Quality of life	86	48
🏙️ Population	936K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 438% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 911th and 8850th ($2483 vs $461) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 410th and 6907th 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	$25.6	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$9091

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572