Medan vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.35M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8850th and 1148th ($461 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6907th and 336th 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
$1.73
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$18202

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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

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719