Medan vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
55
81
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
718K

The cost of living in Medan is 84% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8852nd and 381st ($453 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6943rd and 27th 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
$1.64
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$15566

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336