Frankfurt vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Frankfurt Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
55
😀 Quality of life
93
47
🏙️ Population
776K
2.11M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 396% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1384th and 8852nd ($2251 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 44th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 48th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Frankfurt vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Frankfurt and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Frankfurt Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$7769

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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