Medan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$189
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
82
😀 Quality of life
47
97
🏙️ Population
2.11M
452K

The cost of living in Medan is 88% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8852nd and 11th ($453 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6943rd 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
$1.64
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117