Medan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$189
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
55
69
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medan is 2% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8874th ($453 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6943rd and 6631st 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
$1.64
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252