Cologne vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
55
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cologne is 328% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2200th and 8852nd ($1941 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 44th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Medan

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Cologne Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550