London vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$223
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	99	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in London is 727% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8th and 8825th ($3851 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Medan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 5th and 5663rd 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	$22.2	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$10637

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534