Brisbane vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
98
48
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.11M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 392% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1349th and 8850th ($2269 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 48th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 6907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Medan

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Brisbane Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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