Medan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$185
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
23
😀 Quality of life
48
69
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.41M

The cost of living in Medan is 60% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8850th and 4849th ($461 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 3rd in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6907th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Medina

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Medan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$5515

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010