Medan vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$200
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.86M

The cost of living in Medan is 66% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8502nd and 3564th ($500 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6617th and 342nd 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
$2.34
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385