Medan vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$187	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	44	43
🏙️ Population	2.11M	6.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 32% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8745th and 6863rd ($481 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 3rd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6633rd and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yangon

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	Medan	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625