Medan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
86
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8852nd and 1059th ($453 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6943rd and 46th 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
$1.64
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$22670

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053