Medan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$204
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.41M

The cost of living in Medan is 39% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8536th and 6257th ($519 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 17th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6659th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$7706

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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934