Medan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$187
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
68
😀 Quality of life
44
46
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8745th and 8953rd ($481 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 5th 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 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6633rd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Rawalpindi

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Medan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
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$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272