Gujranwala vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$98	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$223
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	55
😀 Quality of life	30	62
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.11M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 35% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9199th and 8825th ($302 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 48th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 8772nd and 5663rd 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	$2.41	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$10637

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534