Abu Dhabi vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
52
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.11M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 287% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1938th and 8502nd ($1936 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 369th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.77
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$11223

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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Medan

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