Los Angeles vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$223
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	55
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.11M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 622% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 65th and 8825th ($3361 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 74th and 5663rd 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	$22.6	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$10637

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534