Medan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$200
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
45
97
🏙️ Population
2.11M
443K

The cost of living in Medan is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8502nd and 31st ($500 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6617th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zurich

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Medan Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846