Medan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$200	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	45	96
🏙️ Population	2.11M	8.8M

The cost of living in Medan is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6th ($500 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6617th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs New York City

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	Medan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.34	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$17859

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Cities near Medan

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028