Brisbane vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.11M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 371% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 930th and 8502nd ($2356 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 6617th 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
$13.8
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$11223

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465