Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1459
🏠 One person rent
$185
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
79
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 24% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8850th and 7868th ($461 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 5th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Ranked 14th vs 5th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6907th vs 5230th 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
$1.73
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$8077

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$536
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$684
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$391
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$556
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$467
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$488
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$487
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$551
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$502
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$536
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$417
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$515
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$478
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$470
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$474
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$405
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$388
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$499
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$439
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$424
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$405
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$456
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$445
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$439
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$453
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$439
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$419
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$408
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$379
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$459
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$476
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$411
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$419