Medan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$453	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1141	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$310	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	94
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.14M

The cost of living in Medan is 82% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8852nd and 791st ($453 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6943rd and 11th 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	$1.64	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.06	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$558	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.85	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.32	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.24	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.48	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.2	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7769	$17749

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913