Medan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$187	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	44	98
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.14M

The cost of living in Medan is 77% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8745th and 1654th ($481 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 7th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6633rd and 6th 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	$1.97	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$11252

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645