Medan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$200
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
20
😀 Quality of life
45
52
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.18M

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6017th ($500 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6617th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$9496

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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964