Medan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$204
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
15.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 28% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8536th and 6838th ($519 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6659th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Mumbai

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Medan Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$2724

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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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283