Medan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$189
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
83
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
2.11M
15.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 37% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7177th ($453 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6943rd and 4560th 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
$1.64
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$4986

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281