Almaty vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$499
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
52
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.11M

The cost of living in Almaty is 81% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6015th and 8536th ($941 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Kazakhstan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4176th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Medan

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Almaty Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$11482

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Medan

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