Los Angeles vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$230
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	55
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 632% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 72nd and 8850th ($3378 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 48th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 55th and 6907th 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	$21.9	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$9091

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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