Brisbane vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
97
47
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.11M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 412% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1241st and 8852nd ($2323 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 6943rd 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
$15.8
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550