Ashgabat vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$968
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
55
😀 Quality of life
43
47
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.11M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 319% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8852nd ($1898 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Turkmenistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 7430th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Medan

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Ashgabat Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$7769

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Medan

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