Medan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$185
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.64M

The cost of living in Medan is 48% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8850th and 6431st ($461 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 30th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 6907th and 5802nd 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
$1.73
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891