Dubai vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1179
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
55
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.11M

The cost of living in Dubai is 424% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1039th and 8850th ($2420 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 203rd and 6907th 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
$10.2
$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9091

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572