Hyderabad, India vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hyderabad	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1317	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$178	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	52
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	9.31M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 6% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8746th and 8536th ($488 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 38th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd best city to live in India vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 4117th and 6659th 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	$3.55	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$610	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.9	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.87	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1296	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.55	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.28	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.59	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.7	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2566	$11482

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$414
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$289
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$381
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$399
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$364
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$254
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$351
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$274
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$375
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$409
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$382
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$335
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$291
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$353
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$307
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$321
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$351
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$294
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$320
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$348
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$307
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$279
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$380
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$572
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$312
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$283
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$304
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$331
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$310
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$325
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$329
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$403
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$357
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544