Medan vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$185
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
94
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.86M

The cost of living in Medan is 77% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8850th and 1966th ($461 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and Poland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6907th and 348th 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
$1.73
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$16711

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399