Medan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$5659
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1379
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$2584
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$570
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$3692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
43
93
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.51M

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8535th and 1051st ($519 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Germany, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6661st and 56th 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
$2.68
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$2161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1898
$12637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$9191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.05
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.22
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$9.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.17
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$77.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11523
$19650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$502
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$517
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$536
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$623
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$671
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$672
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$636
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$731
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$740
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$595
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$686
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$736
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$889
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$616
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$568
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$564
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$629
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$588
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$418
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$700
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$800
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$591
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$747
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$988
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$516
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$820
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$805
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$752
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$517
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1840
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1860
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1852
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1824
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1811
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1786
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1691
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1772
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1653
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1872
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1649
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1222
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1722
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1701
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1655
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1658
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1616
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1646
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1541
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1616
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1588
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1744
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1600
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2022
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1634
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1621
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1778
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1653
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1614
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1660
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1604
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1603
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1662
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1777
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1666