Los Angeles vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$216
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	55
😀 Quality of life	93	47
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 654% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 62nd and 8852nd ($3420 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 44th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 50th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Los Angeles	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$7769

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550