Medan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$185
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
55
5
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
115K

The cost of living in Medan is 12% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8850th and 8957th ($461 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6907th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Thimphu

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Medan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285