Medan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$204
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
87
😀 Quality of life
43
93
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8536th and 13th ($519 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6659th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146