Medan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1598
🏠 One person rent	$186	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	83
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	2.11M	15.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 34% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8825th and 7064th ($466 vs $705) 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 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5663rd and 4805th 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	$1.81	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$3820

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$487
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$399
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$267
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$517
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$350
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$273
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$278
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$705
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$382
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$349
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$309
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$290
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$285
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$303
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$374
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$333
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$463
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$396
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$398
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$476
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$375
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$324
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$422
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$355
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$251
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$328
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$382
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$361
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$303
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$305
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$310