Adelaide vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Adelaide Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2355
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4952
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1426
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2084
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3842
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
55
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.11M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 419% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1178th and 8852nd ($2355 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 44th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 75th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Adelaide vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Adelaide and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Adelaide Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.12
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1640
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9174
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6193
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.5
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.5
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9256
$7769

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2133
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1905
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1876
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1493
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1606
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1896
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1933
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2179
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1813
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1816
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2543
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1834
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1913
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1825
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1810
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1915
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1936
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$2000
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2258
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1868
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1855
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1460
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1795
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1701
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1728
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1709
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2040
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2481
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2364
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2354
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1995
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1273
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1566
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1786

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550