Medan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$187	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	44	97
🏙️ Population	2.11M	5.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8745th and 129th ($481 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6633rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Singapore City

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	Medan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$27780

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605