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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$200	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	45	92
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8502nd and 22nd ($500 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 20th 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 2 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 6617th and 69th 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	$2.34	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$15889

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123