Medan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$189
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 46% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8852nd and 6584th ($453 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6943rd and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Tashkent

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Medan Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899