Medan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$186	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	93
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.14M

The cost of living in Medan is 80% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8825th and 1191st ($466 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5663rd and 12th 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	$1.81	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$13377

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736