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

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Medan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$189
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 89% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8th ($453 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6943rd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs San Jose, United States

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Medan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273