Dubai vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
52
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 345% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1098th and 8536th ($2309 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 306th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Medan

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Dubai Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$11482

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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