Medan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$989
🏠 One person rent
$185
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
55
69
😀 Quality of life
48
51
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 8% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8850th and 8928th ($461 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th 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 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6907th and 6598th 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
$1.73
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$782

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265