Berlin vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$230
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
55
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.11M

The cost of living in Berlin is 399% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1275th and 8850th ($2302 vs $461) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 35th and 6907th 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
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$9091

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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