Bucharest vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$449
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
52
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 92% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8502nd ($961 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Romania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Romania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 703rd and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Medan

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Bucharest Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$11223

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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