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

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Medan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$5742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8850th and 8th ($461 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6907th and 148th 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
$1.73
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$23160

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212