Medan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$200
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medan is 23% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7242nd ($500 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6617th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Nairobi

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Medan Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$6839

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747