Medan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$187	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	44	66
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.41M

The cost of living in Medan is 60% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8745th and 4439th ($481 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6633rd and 3899th 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	$1.97	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$7421

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905