Medan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$189
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.64M

The cost of living in Medan is 52% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6043rd ($453 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 6943rd and 6891st 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
$1.64
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$5680

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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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952