Madrid vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$986
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
3.28M
2.11M

The cost of living in Madrid is 245% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2577th and 8502nd ($1726 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 35th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 121st and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Medan

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Madrid Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465