Brisbane vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
97
44
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.11M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 319% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8745th ($2016 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 47th 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 7th and 6633rd 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
$13.3
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$10763

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501