Brisbane vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$223
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
98
62
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.11M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 343% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1813th and 8825th ($2065 vs $466) 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 5663rd 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
$14.4
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$10637

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31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534