Medan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medan	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$519	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1426	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$204	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$315	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	2.11M	985K

The cost of living in Medan is 74% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8536th and 1883rd ($519 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Indonesia and Sweden, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6659th and 17th 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	$2.65	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.08	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.53%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.18	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.98	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11482	$7335

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328