Dubai vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
52
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 346% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1218th and 8502nd ($2229 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.8 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 189th and 6617th 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
$9.9
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465