Medan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$185
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
55
85
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.65M

The cost of living in Medan is 57% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8850th and 5142nd ($461 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 4th in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6907th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Saint Petersburg

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Medan Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$12085

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606