London vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	99	43
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in London is 561% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 37th and 8536th ($3427 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in the United Kingdom and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Medan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 2nd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Medan

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	London	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$11482

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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