Medan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$4188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
99
😀 Quality of life
47
100
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.45M

The cost of living in Medan is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8852nd and 370th ($453 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6943rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sydney

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Medan Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$25164

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863