Medan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.11M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8850th and 916th ($461 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and France, respectively. Check Indonesia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6907th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Paris

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Medan Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544