Medan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.51M

The cost of living in Medan is 82% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8852nd and 863rd ($453 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Indonesia and Germany, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6943rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Munich

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Medan Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$17274

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714