Cologne vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$223
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
55
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cologne is 323% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2104th and 8825th ($1968 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 48th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 23rd and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$10637

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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