Dubai vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1141
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
90
47
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 445% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 947th and 8852nd ($2470 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 184th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dubai vs Medan

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Medan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$7769

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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