Helsinki vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$918	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	53
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	676K	2.11M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 277% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2353rd and 8745th ($1816 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th in Finland and Indonesia, respectively. Check Finland vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 26th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Medan

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	Helsinki	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$10763

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501