Medan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$3839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
95
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
2.11M
985K

The cost of living in Medan is 82% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8850th and 849th ($461 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6907th and 23rd 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
$1.73
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$8.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516