Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hyderabad	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$847	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$140	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$279	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$84	$262
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	93 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	48	53
😀 Quality of life	23	44
🏙️ Population	1.73M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, Pakistan is 31% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 9127th and 8745th ($334 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 47th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 12th best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8760th and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, Pakistan vs Medan

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	Hyderabad	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.76	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.21	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$0.92	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$61.9	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$164	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.1	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.92%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$575	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$190	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.4	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.06	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.29	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.38	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.7	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.19	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.78	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.53	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$40.9	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1127	$10763

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Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$325
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$442
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$338
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$339
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$288
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$325
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$311
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$389
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$366
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$324
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$310
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$382
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$266
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$297
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$376
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$371
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$392
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$340
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$279
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$361
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$771
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$286
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$356
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$311
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$350
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$468
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$339
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$292
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$376
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$342
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$585
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$300
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$298

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