Medan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$204
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
43
64
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.08M

The cost of living in Medan is 33% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8536th and 6525th ($519 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 5th in Indonesia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6659th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$6243

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595