Berlin vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$223
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.11M

The cost of living in Berlin is 377% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1418th and 8825th ($2222 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 35th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Medan

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	Berlin	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$10637

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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