Medan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$186
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
91
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.75M

The cost of living in Medan is 77% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8825th and 1942nd ($466 vs $2020) 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5663rd and 292nd 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
$1.81
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$10916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323