Medan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$204	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.14M

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8536th and 1024th ($519 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6659th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Perth

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	Medan	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$14689

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876