Medan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$200
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$511
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.64M

The cost of living in Medan is 8% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 8159th ($500 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 20th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ranked 14th vs 13th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6617th vs 6481st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs South Tangerang

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Medan South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$8139

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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 South Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi Tangerang
$573
16 km or 10 mi Jakarta
$718
16 km or 10 mi Depok
$393
32 km or 20 mi Bekasi
$552
36 km or 22 mi Bogor
$480
66 km or 41 mi Serang
$512
74 km or 46 mi Sukabumi
$547
84 km or 52 mi Cilegon
$493
112 km or 69 mi Cimahi
$500
119 km or 74 mi Bandung
$512
187 km or 116 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
201 km or 125 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
204 km or 127 mi Metro
$422
210 km or 130 mi Cirebon
$495
234 km or 145 mi Banjar
$426
274 km or 171 mi Tegal
$478
299 km or 186 mi Cilacap
$474
333 km or 207 mi Pekalongan
$479
415 km or 258 mi Semarang
$570
420 km or 261 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
434 km or 270 mi Salatiga
$403
436 km or 271 mi Yogyakarta
$427
459 km or 285 mi Pagar Alam
$476
474 km or 295 mi Surakarta
$383
542 km or 336 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
551 km or 342 mi Madiun
$440
566 km or 352 mi Bengkulu
$521
608 km or 378 mi Kediri
$439
626 km or 389 mi Jambi
$479
632 km or 393 mi Blitar
$427
645 km or 400 mi Mojokerto
$459
664 km or 413 mi Batu
$403
673 km or 418 mi Surabaya
$522
678 km or 421 mi Malang
$383
699 km or 435 mi Pasuruan
$454
735 km or 457 mi Probolinggo
$469
755 km or 469 mi Pontianak
$444
838 km or 521 mi Singkawang
$442
840 km or 522 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511