Medan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2186
🏠 One person rent
$187
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
46
😀 Quality of life
44
55
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 44% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8745th and 6253rd ($481 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6633rd and 5872nd 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
$1.97
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$9301

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$444
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$613
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$569
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$623
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$615
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$614
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$613
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$613
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$507
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$538
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$591
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$626
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$512
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$602
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$441
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$501
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$430
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$472
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$623
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$605
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$477
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$607
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$593
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$484
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$431
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$713
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$674
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$518
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$394
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$667
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$637
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$381
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$414
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$634
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$619
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$785