Medan vs Tabriz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tabriz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$3991
🏠 One person rent
$204
$925
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1974
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$857
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
43
37
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.56M

The cost of living in Medan is 68% less expensive than in Tabriz. Cities ranked 8536th and 3213th ($519 vs $1610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Tabriz. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tabriz ranked 25th in Iran, while ranked 6659th and 7264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tabriz

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Medan Tabriz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1080
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$766
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$2969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$22.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
25.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$6297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$34.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$0.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$6.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$98.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$3403

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Tabriz

Distance City Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi Marand
$907
78 km or 48 mi Maragheh
$844
81 km or 50 mi Ahar
$941
120 km or 74 mi Urmia
$519
125 km or 78 mi Kapan
$1051
125 km or 78 mi Miandoab
$667
127 km or 79 mi Khoy
$425
159 km or 99 mi Goris
$1050
174 km or 108 mi Bukan
$615
177 km or 110 mi Ardabil
$837
184 km or 114 mi Mahabad
$466
184 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
204 km or 127 mi Saqqez
$597
230 km or 143 mi Hakkari
$540
235 km or 146 mi Baneh
$581
236 km or 147 mi Lankaran
$618
237 km or 147 mi Caldiran
$538
250 km or 155 mi Zanjan
$474
251 km or 156 mi Dogubayazit
$541
254 km or 158 mi Van
$552
264 km or 164 mi Masis
$1173
266 km or 165 mi Barda
$587
279 km or 173 mi Yerevan
$1298
282 km or 175 mi Igdir
$541
282 km or 175 mi Abovyan
$1190
284 km or 177 mi Marivan
$569
289 km or 180 mi Ganja
$481
291 km or 181 mi Erbil
$876
291 km or 181 mi Yevlakh
$621
292 km or 181 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
295 km or 183 mi Ashtarak
$1160
300 km or 187 mi Armavir
$1052
305 km or 190 mi Rasht
$559
307 km or 191 mi Sirvan
$639
315 km or 196 mi Sanandaj
$449
322 km or 200 mi Duhok
$652
334 km or 207 mi Agri
$532
334 km or 208 mi Zakho
$698
336 km or 209 mi Kirkuk
$498
339 km or 211 mi Mosul
$596