Medan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$904
🏠 One person rent
$204
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
43
31
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 38% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8536th and 9038th ($519 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 7th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6659th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$1015

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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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286