Medan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$204
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
43
98
🏙️ Population
2.11M
447K

The cost of living in Medan is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8536th and 41st ($519 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 2 months in Zurich. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6659th 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
$2.65
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$20539

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843