Medan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$204
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
52
30
😀 Quality of life
43
25
🏙️ Population
2.11M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medan is 3% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8536th and 8393rd ($519 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 4th in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6659th and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Medan vs Meru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Medan vs Meru

Prices for goods and services in Medan and Meru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$8360

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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

Cities near Meru

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545