Los Angeles vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	52
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 514% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 72nd and 8536th ($3187 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 38th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 47th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Medan

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	Los Angeles	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$11482

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544