Medan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$204
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.38M

The cost of living in Medan is 41% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8536th and 6204th ($519 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6659th and 3645th 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
$2.65
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$6847

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525