Canberra vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	381K	2.11M

The cost of living in Canberra is 320% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1768th and 8745th ($2023 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 47th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 388th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Medan

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	Canberra	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$10763

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Medan

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