Medan vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$3705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 79% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8850th and 1464th ($461 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and Austria, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6907th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Vienna

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Medan Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$28817

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989