Medan vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$187	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	44	90
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.61M

The cost of living in Medan is 80% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8745th and 955th ($481 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6633rd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Phoenix

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	Medan	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724