Hamburg City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$216
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
55
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
1.91M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 383% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1511th and 8852nd ($2189 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 44th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 38th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Medan

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Hamburg City Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$7769

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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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