Medan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$933
🏠 One person rent
$189
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
47
60
🏙️ Population
2.11M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medan is 32% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7534th ($453 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6943rd and 5942nd 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
$1.64
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$877

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298