Canberra vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$223
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	55
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	381K	2.11M

The cost of living in Canberra is 334% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1949th and 8825th ($2019 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 48th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 413th and 5663rd 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	$14.3	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$10637

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Medan

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