Medan vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medan is 74% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8536th and 1964th ($519 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Austria, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6659th and 48th 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
$2.65
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$15069

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898