Medan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$4401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
89
😀 Quality of life
48
97
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8850th and 154th ($461 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6907th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Singapore City

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Medan Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663