Canberra vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	52
😀 Quality of life	83	43
🏙️ Population	381K	2.11M

The cost of living in Canberra is 361% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 929th and 8536th ($2393 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 393rd and 6659th 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	$20.1	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$11482

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Medan

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