London vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$216
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	97	47
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in London is 708% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 28th and 8852nd ($3662 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 4th and 6943rd 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	$22.6	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$7769

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550