Bucharest vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$496
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
52
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.11M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 100% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5404th and 8536th ($1036 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Romania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Romania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 642nd and 6659th 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
$10.6
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$11482

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$900
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$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544