Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1557
🏠 One person rent
$200
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7917th ($500 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 11th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.6 months in Tangerang. Ranked 14th vs 6th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6617th vs 5383rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tangerang

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Medan Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$1.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$51.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$7.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$8582

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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 Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$545
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$718
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$393
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$552
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$480
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$512
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$493
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$547
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$500
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$512
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$422
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$495
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$426
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$474
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$479
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$450
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$457
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$570
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$476
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$403
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$427
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$383
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$521
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$440
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$479
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$439
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$427
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$459
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$403
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$522
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$383
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$454
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$469
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$444
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$442