Medan vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$204
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.86M

The cost of living in Medan is 71% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8536th and 2592nd ($519 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Poland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6659th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Warsaw

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Medan Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$13474

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390