Medan vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medan	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1369	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$200	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.9	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$3327
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	45	95
🏙️ Population	2.11M	979K

The cost of living in Medan is 75% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 8502nd and 1837th ($500 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd 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 6617th and 21st 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	$2.34	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.4	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.04%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$636	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.78	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.1	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.27	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.3	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11223	$7816

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382