Medan vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$3329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
55
98
😀 Quality of life
47
93
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 80% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8852nd and 1403rd ($453 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6943rd and 54th 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
$1.64
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$28814

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928