Medan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$189
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
66
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.25M

The cost of living in Medan is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8852nd and 3851st ($453 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6943rd and 367th 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
$1.64
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469