Amsterdam vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$223
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	55
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	921K	2.11M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 570% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 143rd and 8825th ($3118 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in the Netherlands and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 31st and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Medan

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	Amsterdam	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$10637

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534