Medan vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$187	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	44	43
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.64M

The cost of living in Medan is 10% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8745th and 8367th ($481 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 16th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6633rd vs 6727th 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	$1.97	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506