Medan vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$204
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
15
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
886K

The cost of living in Medan is 47% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8536th and 5787th ($519 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6659th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tabuk

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Medan Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$4277

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1741
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881