Medan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$186	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	55	79
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	2.11M	709K

The cost of living in Medan is 83% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8825th and 530th ($466 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.5 months in Oslo. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5663rd and 55th 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	$1.81	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$16133

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242