Medan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Medan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$185
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
47
75
🏙️ Population
2.11M
12.5M

The cost of living in Medan is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8488th and 5879th ($494 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 1.1 months in Moscow. Medan ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6481st and 1190th 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
$1.84
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.23
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2028
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.28
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.17
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11129
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$498
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$436
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$600
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$951
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$509
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$608
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$583
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$532
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$540
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$515
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$579
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$643
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$520
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$631
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$514
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$647
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$540
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$486
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$541
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$506
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$408
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$538
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$699
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$491
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$585
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$906
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$464
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$680
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$741
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$622
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$500
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397