Medan vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2469
🏠 One person rent
$204
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
57
😀 Quality of life
43
67
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.12M

The cost of living in Medan is 50% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 8536th and 5321st ($519 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Georgia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 6659th and 3638th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$5547

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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 Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$845
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$681
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$791
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$807
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$916
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$728
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$701
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1190
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1160
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1298
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1052
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$716
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$542
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1173
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$584
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$609
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$541
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$573
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$632
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$837
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$587
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$541
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$498
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$855
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$532
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$1050
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$538
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$1051
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$686
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$790
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$425
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$512
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$635
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$907
375 km or 233 mi Van
$552
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$639