Medan vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$946
🏠 One person rent
$204
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$196
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
52
29
😀 Quality of life
43
21
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.87M

The cost of living in Medan is 40% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8536th and 9056th ($519 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 12th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 6659th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Multan

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Medan Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$1034

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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
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371