Medan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$200
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.63M

The cost of living in Medan is 24% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8502nd and 7138th ($500 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 15th in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6617th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Novosibirsk

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Medan Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$4125

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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556