Medan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$204
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
43
83
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medan is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8536th and 3679th ($519 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 7th 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 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6659th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507