Frankfurt vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
52
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
773K
2.11M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 305% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1589th and 8536th ($2102 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 36th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Medan

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Frankfurt Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$11482

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544