Medan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$200
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
45
65
🏙️ Population
2.11M
15.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 29% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6763rd ($500 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6617th and 4571st 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
$2.34
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325