Medan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$187	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	44	67
🏙️ Population	2.11M	5.6M

The cost of living in Medan is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8745th and 5668th ($481 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6633rd and 3598th 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	$1.97	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$7571

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441