Adelaide vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
55
😀 Quality of life
93
48
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.11M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 407% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1210th and 8850th ($2338 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th 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 5th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 73rd and 6907th 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
$15.9
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572