Hyderabad, India vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$165	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.4	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1054	$262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	53
😀 Quality of life	66	44
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 4% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8745th ($464 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 47th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hyderabad, India ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4025th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Medan

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	Hyderabad	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.64	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$837	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.5	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.99	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.49	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.47	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2458	$10763

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304

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