Medan vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$189
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
55
22
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.99M

The cost of living in Medan is 22% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8147th ($453 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 6943rd and 6572nd 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
$1.64
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$9341

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756