Medan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.15M

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8502nd and 1216th ($500 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Paris. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6617th and 33rd 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
$2.34
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$16502

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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381