London vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	99	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in London is 585% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 58th and 8745th ($3296 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Medan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4th and 6633rd 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	$21.4	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$10763

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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