Medan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$186	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	100
😀 Quality of life	62	100
🏙️ Population	2.11M	5.35M

The cost of living in Medan is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8825th and 1249th ($466 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5663rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Melbourne

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	Medan	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$22799

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988