Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1557
🏠 One person rent
$186
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
78
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 30% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8825th and 7324th ($466 vs $665) 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 7th vs 5th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 5663rd vs 5438th 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
$1.81
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$3.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$57.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$89
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
9.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$1441
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$8.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$7819

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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 Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$567
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$699
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$400
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$555
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$480
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$511
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$561
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$490
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$534
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$429
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$523
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$488
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$482
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$478
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$471
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$411
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$390
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$488
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$448
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$422
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$409
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$461
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$456
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$444
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$447
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$440
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$413
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$409
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$551
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$384
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$457
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$470
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$413
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$420