Medan vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$204
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
52
22
😀 Quality of life
43
46
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.99M

The cost of living in Medan is 8% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8536th and 8124th ($519 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 98th in Indonesia and Turkey, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6659th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Urfa

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Medan Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$1501

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705