Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$189
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
79
😀 Quality of life
47
66
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 18% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8373rd ($453 vs $552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 7th 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 15th vs 4th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6943rd vs 5026th 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
$1.64
$1.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$8.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$2.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$7465

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$516
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$627
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$376
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$515
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$466
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$472
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$469
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$551
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$468
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$502
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$424
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$494
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$458
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$457
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$446
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$452
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$393
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$371
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$490
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$428
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$400
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$436
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$381
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$438
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$419
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$417
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$428
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$416
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$402
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$386
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$520
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$358
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$437
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$450
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$419
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$422