Medan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$187	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	44	94
🏙️ Population	2.11M	709K

The cost of living in Medan is 79% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8745th and 1171st ($481 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 6633rd and 37th 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	$1.97	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$8593

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006