Medan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
52
79
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
2.11M
709K

The cost of living in Medan is 77% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8502nd and 1293rd ($500 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Norway, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6617th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Oslo

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Medan Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$8301

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$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991