Medan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.49M

The cost of living in Medan is 77% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8502nd and 1315th ($500 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.8 months in Munich. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6617th and 48th 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
$2.34
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$18334

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599