Medan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
86
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 80% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8536th and 656th ($519 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6659th and 52nd 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
$2.65
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$18156

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$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085