Medan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$200
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
52
30
😀 Quality of life
45
29
🏙️ Population
2.11M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medan is 3% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8502nd and 8601st ($500 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6617th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Meru

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Medan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539