Barcelona vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.11M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 254% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8502nd ($1773 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 35th 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 193rd and 6617th 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
$15.3
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$11223

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465