Medan vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1549
🏠 One person rent	$187	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$458
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$1224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	44	44
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.99M

The cost of living in Medan is 22% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8745th and 7513th ($481 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 71st in Indonesia and Turkey, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 2 months in Urfa. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 6633rd and 6606th 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	$1.97	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$7315

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$577
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$606
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$462
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$544
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$621
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$570
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$523
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$589
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$457
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$600
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$403
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$489
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$535
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$589
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$578
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$598
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$585
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$573
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$672
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$417
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$621
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$578
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$712