Dubai vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1335
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 394% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 989th and 8745th ($2379 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 288th and 6633rd 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
$10.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$10763

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501