Copenhagen vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
644K
2.11M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 377% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 872nd and 8502nd ($2387 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Denmark and Indonesia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Medan

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Copenhagen Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$11223

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465