Medan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
47
88
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.35M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8852nd and 1228th ($453 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1 months in Milan. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6943rd and 276th 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
$1.64
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653