Madrid vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.11M

The cost of living in Madrid is 264% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2194th and 8536th ($1889 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 0.6 months in Medan. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 149th and 6659th 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
$15.3
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$11482

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544