Medan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$204
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
87
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.39M

The cost of living in Medan is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8536th and 45th ($519 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 36th 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 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6659th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$21468

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647