Medan vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$187	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$2051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	44	70
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.08M

The cost of living in Medan is 57% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 8745th and 4703rd ($481 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 11th in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 6633rd and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Yongin

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	Medan	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$20733

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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 Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565