Medan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$204
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
13M

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8536th and 5091st ($519 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6659th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Moscow

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Medan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$11652

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541