Medan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$186
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
49
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.64M

The cost of living in Medan is 43% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8825th and 6617th ($466 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5663rd and 5603rd 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
$1.81
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$172
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$4627

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821