Medan vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$187	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	15
😀 Quality of life	44	47
🏙️ Population	2.11M	886K

The cost of living in Medan is 55% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8745th and 4967th ($481 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 4th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6633rd and 6450th 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	$1.97	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028