Cologne vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$947
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cologne is 262% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2551st and 8745th ($1744 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 47th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 12th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$10763

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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