Medan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$204
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
45
😀 Quality of life
43
54
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 36% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8536th and 6377th ($519 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6659th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$9093

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838