Medan vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$187
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
68
😀 Quality of life
44
59
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8745th and 6622nd ($481 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6633rd and 5369th 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
$1.97
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785