Medan vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1237
🏠 One person rent	$186	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$490
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	58
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	2.11M	5.95M

The cost of living in Medan is 10% less expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8825th and 8553rd ($466 vs $517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 6th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Pune. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Pune ranked 9th in India, while ranked 5663rd and 5617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Pune

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	Medan	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$4.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$17.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$9.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$2151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$2540

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Cities near Medan

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

Cities near Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$273
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$399
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$705
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$487
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$267
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$290
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$309
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$349
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$285
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$382
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$333
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$278
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$396
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$463
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$398
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$251
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$476
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$422
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$355
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$328
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$297
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$374
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$305
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$266
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$366
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$375
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$383
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$310
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$295
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$470
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$398
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$361