Medan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$189
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
67
😀 Quality of life
47
59
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6736th ($453 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6943rd and 6034th 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
$1.64
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795