Male vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$805
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
55
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
133K
2.11M

The cost of living in Male is 184% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8850th ($1311 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Maldives and Indonesia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5347th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Medan

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Male Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$9091

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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
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$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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
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$572