Ahmedabad vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1122
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$166
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.1
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
53
😀 Quality of life
54
44
🏙️ Population
7.65M
2.11M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 6% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8848th and 8745th ($452 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 47th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5984th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Medan

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Ahmedabad Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.12
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.09
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.6
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1659
$10763

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$415
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$382
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$389
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$376
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$371
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$298
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$311
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$310
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$771
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$311
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$288
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$324
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$298
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$340
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$367
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$378
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$333
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$333
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$348
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$366
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$284
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$339
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$362
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$381
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$501
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$279
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$350
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$363
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$334
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$513
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$295
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$331
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$376
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$325
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$297
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$350

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501