Madrid vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	55
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	3.51M	2.11M

The cost of living in Madrid is 353% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1805th and 8850th ($2089 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 190th and 6907th 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	$16.8	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$9091

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572