Medan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8502nd and 571st ($500 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6617th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Toronto

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Medan Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$18837

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190