Medan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$461	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1179	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$34	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	91
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.75M

The cost of living in Medan is 78% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8850th and 1819th ($461 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd in Indonesia and Italy, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6907th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Rome

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	Medan	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.73	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.13	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1205	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$591	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.11	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.58	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9091	$12431

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358