Medan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$974
🏠 One person rent
$185
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medan is 33% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8850th and 7286th ($461 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6907th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Surat

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Medan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$929

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319