Medan vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$186	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	15
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	2.11M	886K

The cost of living in Medan is 56% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8825th and 5095th ($466 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5663rd and 6448th 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	$1.81	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$8498

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233