Medan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$189
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.57M

The cost of living in Medan is 10% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8645th ($453 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 48th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6943rd and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shiraz

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Medan Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$2115

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694