Medan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$204
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
43
57
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medan is 30% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8536th and 6689th ($519 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6659th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.41
🥤 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
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$8325

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768