Medan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
43
95
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.15M

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8536th and 998th ($519 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and France, respectively. Check Indonesia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6659th and 22nd 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
$2.65
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$18941

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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395