Medan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$204
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
43
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8536th and 3292nd ($519 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6659th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489