Medan vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1649
🏠 One person rent	$186	$319
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$522
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	74
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 35% less expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 8825th and 7006th ($466 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 11th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Quezon. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 5663rd and 4889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Quezon

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	Medan	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	8.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$2315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$78.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$2716

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$568
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$555
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$642
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$674
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$432
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$1009
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$785
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$760
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$807
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$570
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$651
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$540
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$536
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$525
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$617
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$519
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$613
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$616
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$542
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$535
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$477
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$425
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$471
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$448
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$532