Barcelona vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.11M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 359% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8850th ($2116 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 48th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 205th and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Medan

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Barcelona Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$9091

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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