Medan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$186	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	46
😀 Quality of life	62	56
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 45% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8825th and 6476th ($466 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th 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 0.3 months in Tashkent. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5663rd and 6210th 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	$1.81	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$9729

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787