Medan vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$187	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	44	74
🏙️ Population	2.11M	919K

The cost of living in Medan is 66% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8745th and 3869th ($481 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6633rd and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Seongnam

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	Medan	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$20935

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038