Medan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
45
85
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.37M

The cost of living in Medan is 76% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8502nd and 1623rd ($500 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Italy, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 6617th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Milan

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Medan Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$15544

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550