Los Angeles vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 564% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 80th and 8745th ($3196 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 47th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 58th and 6633rd 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	$21.7	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$10763

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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