Medan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$185
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
83
😀 Quality of life
48
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
15.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8850th and 7076th ($461 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6907th and 4887th 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
$1.73
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301