Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$187	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	44	58
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 14% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8745th and 8142nd ($481 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 12th 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 6633rd vs 5471st 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	$1.97	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$7618

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430