Medan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$204	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	52	7
😀 Quality of life	43	53
🏙️ Population	2.11M	77.6K

The cost of living in Medan is 47% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8536th and 5798th ($519 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6659th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Phuket

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	Medan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$13132

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892