Gujranwala vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gujranwala	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$240	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$600	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$73.5	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$123	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$96	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.4	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$269
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	52
😀 Quality of life	28	45
🏙️ Population	2.03M	2.11M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 52% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9287th and 8502nd ($240 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 35th 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 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8622nd and 6617th 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	$1.02	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$6.66	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.2	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$33.2	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$71.3	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.3	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.4	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.44%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$400	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.43	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.49	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.39	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.7	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.32	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.4	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.25	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.8	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.9	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1081	$11223

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$268
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$303
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$277
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$298
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$508
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$399
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$278
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$344
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$289
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$399
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$330
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$260
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$394
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$290
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$337
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$364
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$389
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$448
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$393
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$281
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$238
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$338
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$401
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$328
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$307
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$335
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$311
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$307
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$250
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$255
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$357

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