Medan vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$204
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$613
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$326
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
43
57
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.24M

The cost of living in Medan is 14% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8536th and 7726th ($519 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 9th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Ranked 14th vs 5th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6659th vs 5630th 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
$2.65
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$9006

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$577
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$757
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$419
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$541
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$553
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$522
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$596
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$530
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$571
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$438
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$551
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$517
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$512
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$508
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$506
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$441
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$420
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$550
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$485
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$447
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$453
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$434
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$530
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$507
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$499
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$487
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$470
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$512
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$427
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$558
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$388
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$495
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$518
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$458
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$459