Medan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$204
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
43
58
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.63M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8536th and 7298th ($519 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 26th in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 6659th and 5501st 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
$2.65
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585