Medan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$185
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
66
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medan is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8850th and 4144th ($461 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 5th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6907th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sharjah

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Medan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492