Hamburg City vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$269
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
52
😀 Quality of life
94
45
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 282% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2013th and 8502nd ($1909 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 35th 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 43rd and 6617th 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
$14.6
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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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