Medan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
52
79
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
2.11M
709K

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8536th and 1029th ($519 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Norway, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6659th and 34th 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
$2.65
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$10.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$7583

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$503
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$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
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
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161