Medan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$200
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
40
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medan is 38% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8502nd and 6358th ($500 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6617th and 6236th 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
$2.34
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361