Medan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$186
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
86
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 81% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8825th and 918th ($466 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5663rd and 6th 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
$1.81
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$17676

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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043