Medan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$185
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
55
27
😀 Quality of life
48
32
🏙️ Population
2.11M
42.7K

The cost of living in Medan is 15% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8850th and 8447th ($461 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6907th and 8725th 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
$1.73
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$9031

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$458
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$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
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$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544