Adelaide vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.11M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 311% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1894th and 8745th ($1978 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 47th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 46th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Medan

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Adelaide Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$10763

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

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