Copenhagen vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
55
😀 Quality of life
97
47
🏙️ Population
667K
2.11M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 463% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 805th and 8852nd ($2555 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Denmark and Indonesia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 5th and 6943rd 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
$21.1
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$7769

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

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