Barcelona vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$315
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.11M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 264% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2198th and 8536th ($1887 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 238th and 6659th 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
$16.1
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$11482

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544