Medan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$799
🏠 One person rent
$200
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
45
35
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8502nd and 9155th ($500 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 11th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6617th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.34
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$1496

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$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282