Medan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$187	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	2.11M	985K

The cost of living in Medan is 76% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8745th and 1732nd ($481 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st in Indonesia and Sweden, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6633rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Stockholm

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	Medan	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$5804

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331