Gujranwala vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$216
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	55
😀 Quality of life	34	47
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.11M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 32% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9171st and 8852nd ($309 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 44th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 8578th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Medan

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	Gujranwala	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$7769

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

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