Medan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$204
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
8
😀 Quality of life
43
58
🏙️ Population
2.11M
24.7K

The cost of living in Medan is 67% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8536th and 3466th ($519 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6659th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$8081

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482