Medan vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$185
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
82
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
2.11M
449K

The cost of living in Medan is 88% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8850th and 13th ($461 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 3rd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 6907th and 9th 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
$1.73
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$24322

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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

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171